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Drawing, Design for a Candelabrum

This is a Drawing. It was follower of Jean-Louis Prieur the Younger. It is dated 1780-1790 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor, 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

13 × 12.3 cm (5 1/8 × 4 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in ink below: "Plan du Cau de Labreau."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Candelabrum; Follower of Jean-Louis Prieur the Younger (French, 1759 – 1795); France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper; 13 × 12.3 cm (5 1/8 × 4 13/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-454-b

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