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Inscription
across top of field: LA NAZIONE ITALIANA / ALLA NAZIONE AMERICANA / NEL . 150o. ANNVALE / DELLA DICHIARAZIONE / D'INDIPENDENZA / MDCCLXXVI / MCMXXVI
Provenance
Acquired 1928 by the Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
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