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    Museum collections / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Allegory of Shipping
    Charles Percier. Allegory of Shipping. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

    Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    AT-00018889

    Allegory of Shipping

    by Charles Percier

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    Quick Overview

    Artist
    Charles Percier (French, Paris 1764–1838 Paris)
    Medium
    Pen and black ink with brush and brown wash with white heightening over graphite underdrawing
    Dimensions
    6 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (15.5 x 21.3 cm.)
    Type
    Drawing
    Classification
    Drawings
    Department
    Drawings and Prints
    Credit line
    Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1965
    Accession no.
    65.717.4

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