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Print, Proof for textile: Don Quichotte [Don Quixote]

This is a Print. It was written by Miguel de Cervantes and manufactured by Oberkampf & Cie. and print maker: Jean-Jacques Lagrenée the Younger. It is dated 1780. Its medium is engraving in dark brown gum paste ink on pieced laid paper with four deckle edges. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Bridget Mahon. It is credited Gift of Bridget Mahon.

Its dimensions are

109.5 × 93 cm (43 1/8 × 36 5/8 in.)

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Print, Proof for textile: Don Quichotte [Don Quixote]; Written by Miguel de Cervantes (Spanish, 1547–1616); Manufactured by Oberkampf & Cie. (France); Print Maker: Jean-Jacques Lagrenée the Younger (1739 – 1821); engraving in dark brown gum paste ink on pieced laid paper with four deckle edges; 109.5 × 93 cm (43 1/8 × 36 5/8 in.); Gift of Bridget Mahon; 1898-21-17-b

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