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Drawing, Five Motifs for Ornamental Arabesques

This is a Drawing. It was created by Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin. It is dated ca. 1770 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and brown ink with ink wash, graphite on three pieces of 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

31.1 x 20.6 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Five Motifs for Ornamental Arabesques; Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, 1735–1802); France; pen and brown ink with ink wash, graphite on three pieces of paper; 31.1 x 20.6 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-196

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