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Drawing, Design for Fountain in Niche

This is a Drawing. It was after Edmé Bouchardon. It is dated ca. 1735 and we acquired it in 1908. Its medium is red chalk on off-white laid paper. 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.

Its dimensions are

38.3 x 19.2 cm (15 1/16 x 7 9/16 in.)

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Drawing, Design for Fountain in Niche; After Edmé Bouchardon (French, active Rome and France, 1698 - 1762); France; red chalk on off-white laid paper; 38.3 x 19.2 cm (15 1/16 x 7 9/16 in.) ; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1908-26-133

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