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Drawing, Design for a Bed

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Richard de Lalonde. It is dated ca. 1785 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and 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

41.1 x 29.9 cm (16 3/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Bed; Designed by Richard de Lalonde (French, active 1780–96); France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper; 41.1 x 29.9 cm (16 3/16 x 11 3/4 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-179

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