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1911

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Drawing, Design for a Salon, with Statues of Apollo and Venus, ca. 1785

This is a Drawing. It was created by Gilles Paul Cauvet. It is dated ca. 1785 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and chinese ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on 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

25.1 × 31.3 cm (9 7/8 × 12 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Crowned G R and horn with pendant

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Salon, with Statues of Apollo and Venus, ca. 1785; Gilles Paul Cauvet (French, 1731 - 1788); France; pen and chinese ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on laid paper; 25.1 × 31.3 cm (9 7/8 × 12 5/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-14

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