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Print, Design for a candlestand

This is a Print. It was designed by Jean Le Pautre. It is dated ca. 1650 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on white 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.

It is inscribed

[printed, lower left] Le Potre fecit cum privil.

Cite this object as

Print, Design for a candlestand; Designed by Jean Le Pautre (French, 1618–1682); France; etching on white laid paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-108-1

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