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Brown ink drawing of a neoclassical tomb with a flaming urn, a portrait medallion, two seated women, and an inscription on a stepped base.

Sepulchral Monument of the Philosopher Count Alessandro Verri

A pen-and-brown-ink drawing with wash shows a neoclassical sepulchral monument: a flaming urn tops a cylindrical base carved with a central medallion portrait and small figures, flanked by two seated draped women. A stepped plinth bears an inscription in capitals naming Count Verri, set in a hillside landscape with a bare tree at right.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1795–1809
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on beige laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3193 × 2549 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1809).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Monumento sepulcral del filósofo conde Alessandro Verri

Un dibujo a tinta parda, pluma y aguada muestra un monumento sepulcral neoclásico: una urna ardiente corona una base cilíndrica con un medallón central y pequeñas figuras, flanqueada por dos mujeres sentadas con paños. Un pedestal escalonado lleva una inscripción en mayúsculas que menciona al conde Verri, sobre un paisaje de colinas con un árbol sin hojas a la derecha.

Português: Monumento sepulcral do filósofo conde Alessandro Verri

Um desenho em tinta marrom, pena e aguada mostra um monumento sepulcral neoclássico: uma urna em chamas coroa uma base cilíndrica com medalhão central e pequenas figuras, ladeada por duas mulheres sentadas com panos. Um pedestal escalonado traz inscrição em maiúsculas que menciona o conde Verri, diante de uma paisagem de colinas com uma árvore sem folhas à direita.

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