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Drawing, Design for a Decorative Arabesque

This is a Drawing. It was style of Jean-Louis Prieur the Younger. It is dated 1760-1770 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and sepia 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

Sheet: 15.4 x 19.7 cm (6 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.)

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Drawing, Design for a Decorative Arabesque; Style of Jean-Louis Prieur the Younger (French, 1759 – 1795); France; pen and sepia ink, brush and watercolor on paper; Sheet: 15.4 x 19.7 cm (6 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-144

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