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Drawing, Design for a church doorway

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Jean-Charles Delafosse. It is dated ca. 1770 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and chinese ink, brush and watercolor, graphite 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

Sheet: 35.8 x 21.5 cm (14 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Auvergnener

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a church doorway; Designed by Jean-Charles Delafosse (French, 1734–1791); France; pen and chinese ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on laid paper; Sheet: 35.8 x 21.5 cm (14 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-26

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