Manius Curius Dentatus Refusing the Presents of the Samnite Ambassadors by Jean Guillaume Moitte — Jean Guillaume Moitte. Manius Curius Dentatus Refusing the Presents of the Samnite Ambassadors, 1795–96. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Manius Curius Dentatus Refusing the Presents of the Samnite Ambassadors

by Jean Guillaume Moitte

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Artist: Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, Paris 1746–1810 Paris)
Date: 1795–96
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Dimensions: 8 9/16 x 11 1/4 in. (21.8 x 28.6 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1988
Accession no.: 1988.252.2

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