Design for an Oil Lamp, Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, gray watercolor, graphite on light blue paper, Vertical rectangle. Upon a high foliated stand the body of the lamp is supported by the lion feet of half-figures of Egyptian women, whose heads serve as spouts. Cover with high handle, ending above in two snakes, surrounded below by half-figures of women. Inscription at bottom. For the capital of the stand and the half-figure at right respectively a new slip of paper has been applied or the originally used paper cut out and turned., Rome, Italy, ca. 1810, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Oil Lamp, Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, Pen, ink, brush, sepia wash, gray watercolor, graphite, light blue paper, Vertical rectangle, Upon, high foliated stand, body, lamp, supported, lion feet, half-figures, Egyptian women, heads serve, spouts, Cover, high handle, ending, two snakes, surrounded, half-figures, women, Inscription, bottom, capital, stand, half-figure, right respectively, new slip, paper, applied, originally, paper cut out, turned, Rome, Italy, ca, 1810, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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