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Drawing, Sketch for Scene 3 of cartoon for cotton printing:The History of Heny IV [L'Histoire de Henri IV]

This is a Drawing. It was manufactured by Hartmann et Fils. It is dated ca. 1820. Its medium is pencil on cream-colored paper. 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

28.5 x 44.9 cm (11 1/4 x 17 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

In the artist's hand, "groupe de mielieu" (right center), and quotation from Voltaire's epic (bottom).

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Drawing, Sketch for Scene 3 of cartoon for cotton printing:The History of Heny IV [L'Histoire de Henri IV]; Manufactured by Hartmann et Fils (France); France; pencil on cream-colored paper; 28.5 x 44.9 cm (11 1/4 x 17 11/16 in.); Gift of Bridget Mahon; 1898-21-20

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