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Drawing, Design for a panel

This is a Drawing. It was created by Gilles Paul Cauvet. It is dated ca. 1775 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and watercolor 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: 43.1 x 14.7 cm (16 15/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a panel; Gilles Paul Cauvet (French, 1731 - 1788); France; pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on laid paper; Sheet: 43.1 x 14.7 cm (16 15/16 x 5 13/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-32

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