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Drawing, Design for a Wall Vestibule

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Charles Percier. It is dated 1800-1805 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor, red crayon, graphite 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

17 × 32.4 cm (6 11/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: VANDERLEY

It is inscribed

Written with pencil: "Dessin Lin...Fait/a la main/Modele." In lower left: Percier

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Wall Vestibule; Designed by Charles Percier (French, 1764–1838); France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor, red crayon, graphite on paper; 17 × 32.4 cm (6 11/16 × 12 3/4 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-437

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