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Album, Album of Arabesque Panel Designs

This is a Album. It was designed by Jean Démosthène Dugourc and Jules-François Boucher le fils and print maker: Jules-François Boucher le fils and Jean Démosthène Dugourc and published by Jacques-François Chéreau. It is dated 1768–88 and we acquired it in 1920. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It is signed

Printed Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 216

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Arabesque Panel Designs; Designed by Jules-François Boucher le fils (French, 1736 – 1782), Jean Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749–1825); Published by Jacques-François Chéreau (French, 1742 - 1794); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-396

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