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Drawing, Copy of an escutcheon in one of the fetes publications

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier. It is dated ca. 1740 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor 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

19.2 x 27.2 cm (7 9/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Signed, bottom left: "B.J.": Bottom right: T.D. 9?) Bordering line.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Copy of an escutcheon in one of the fetes publications; Designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, b. Italy, 1695–1750); France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor on laid paper; 19.2 x 27.2 cm (7 9/16 x 10 11/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-173

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