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Drawing, Design for a Candle Bracket

This is a Drawing. It was after Romain Girard. It is dated ca. 1770 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is red chalk 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

28.6 x 21.9 cm (11 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

watermark: FIN NORMA RIE 1762

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Candle Bracket; After Romain Girard; France; red chalk on paper; 28.6 x 21.9 cm (11 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-224

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