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Drawing, Semi-circular Council Chamber Dedicated to Nature with Alternate Suggestions
This is a Drawing. It was created by Unknown. It is dated 1795–97 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and gray ink, graphite, gray, rose wash. 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
35.7 x 35.7 cm (14 1/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Watermark: D&C BLAUW (Heawood 1828)
It is inscribed
Base of the statue inscribed: "ELLE EST LA SOURCE/DE TOUS LES BIENS". Other inscriptions on the ornamentation read: "LIBERTE", "UNION", "VALEUR", "JUSTICE", "ENERGIE", "ABONDANCE", "PRUDENCE", "MUTIUS SCEVOLA", "JUNIUS BRUTUS", "FABRICIUS". Further inscriptions at top read (where decipherable): "Les peuple Francais", "Revolution Francaise", "Les peuple Francais".
Cite this object as
Drawing, Semi-circular Council Chamber Dedicated to Nature with Alternate Suggestions; Unknown; France; pen and gray ink, graphite, gray, rose wash; 35.7 x 35.7 cm (14 1/16 x 14 1/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-462