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Drawing, Design for an architrave

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1770-1790 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and chinese ink, brush and watercolor, graphite 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

23.9 × 31.3 cm (9 7/16 × 12 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Top left: "7e" Top: "architrave corinthien"; added with pencil "na, dans sa plus grande Richesse"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an architrave; France; pen and chinese ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper; 23.9 × 31.3 cm (9 7/16 × 12 5/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-120

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