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Drawing, Design for the Grand Trianon at Versailles

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to François de Cuvilliés the Elder. It is dated ca. 1766 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is graphite, pen, brush and wash with black ink 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: 25.3 x 18 cm (9 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: lily

It is inscribed

Written in ink, bottom of design: "Cuvillies invenit et s(i)ecit, 1766 le Grand dragon." Reverse: "acheté a Lyon/mai 1907."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the Grand Trianon at Versailles; Attributed to François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); France; graphite, pen, brush and wash with black ink on laid paper; Sheet: 25.3 x 18 cm (9 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-27

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