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Drawing, Design for a Carved Motif

This is a Drawing. It was style of Gilles Paul Cauvet. It is dated 1725-1750 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is red crayon 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

41.6 × 26.9 cm (16 3/8 × 10 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Water mark: bunch of grapes

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Carved Motif; Style of Gilles Paul Cauvet (French, 1731 - 1788); France; red crayon on paper; 41.6 × 26.9 cm (16 3/8 × 10 9/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-139

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