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Drawing, Ceiling Design

This is a Drawing. It was created by Philippe Canot and dedicatee: Louis XV. It is dated ca. 1727 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and in, brush and watercolor, gouache. 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

44.8 × 55 cm (17 5/8 × 21 5/8 in.) Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28 in.)

It is inscribed

"Canot" in reddish brown ink center lower edge

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ceiling Design; Philippe Canot; Dedicatee: Louis XV (King of France, 1715 - 1774); France; pen and in, brush and watercolor, gouache; 44.8 × 55 cm (17 5/8 × 21 5/8 in.) Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-29

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