The Origin of Painting
Engraver Domenico Cunego Italian
After David Allan British, Scottish
Not on view
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Engraver Domenico Cunego Italian
After David Allan British, Scottish
Not on view
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Title: The Origin of Painting
Engraver:
Domenico Cunego (Italian, Verona 1727–1803 Rome)
Artist:
After David Allan (British, Alloa, Scotland 1744–1796 Edinburgh)
Date: 1777
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 17 3/8 × 12 3/16 in. (44.1 × 30.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
Object Number: 62.602.336
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