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Drawing, Design for Embroidery or

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Jean-François Bony and manufactured by Fabrique de Saint Ruf and dedicatee: Napoleon Bonaparte. It is dated 1805–10 and we acquired it in 1914. Its medium is gouache support: glazed laid paper, laid down on light brown wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

42 x 30.2 cm (16 9/16 x 11 7/8 in.) dims. vary widely Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)

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Drawing, Design for Embroidery or; Attributed to Jean-François Bony (French, 1754–1825); Manufactured by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; Dedicatee: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821); France; gouache support: glazed laid paper, laid down on light brown wove paper; 42 x 30.2 cm (16 9/16 x 11 7/8 in.) dims. vary widely Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1914-21-105

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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