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Drawing, Design for a Ceiling with Alternative Suggestions

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1785 and we acquired it in 1908. Its medium is graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on 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

H x W: 24.9 × 36.6 cm (9 13/16 × 14 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Ceiling with Alternative Suggestions; France; graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper; H x W: 24.9 × 36.6 cm (9 13/16 × 14 7/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1908-26-134

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