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1920

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Print, Title page, from "Recueil de Toutes Sortes d'Ornements Propres à Orner Les Eglises Maisons et Jardins"

This is a Print. It was print maker: Jean Le Pautre. It is dated 1652-1700 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching 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

27.8 × 19.5 cm (10 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Part of a watermark: the center of original etching has been cut out and replaced by another piece of paper.

It is inscribed

Written with ink: "Recueil de Toutes Sortes d'Ornements Propres à Orner Les Eglises Maisons et Jardins/Inventez et gravez par Jean le Pautre"; "1" is written right top corner and "6" is struck out; Written with ink, top left corner: "108."

Cite this object as

Print, Title page, from "Recueil de Toutes Sortes d'Ornements Propres à Orner Les Eglises Maisons et Jardins"; Print Maker: Jean Le Pautre (French, 1618–1682); etching on paper; 27.8 × 19.5 cm (10 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-129-2

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