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Print, Title Page

This is a Print. It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Leroux and published by Nicolas Langlois. It is dated ca. 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

21 × 31.8 cm (8 1/4 × 12 1/2 in.)

It is signed

Lettered in plate, lower center: A PARIS CHEZ N. LANGLOIS RUE St. Jacques a la Victoire/au Coin de la Rue de la Parcheminerie Avec Privil. du Roy

It is inscribed

Lettered in plate, upper center: Gallerie ou grand Vestibule au Rez-de-Chaussée; inscribed in ink, below plate, lower center: Cartouches et Frontispieces de Livres

Cite this object as

Print, Title Page; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Leroux; Published by Nicolas Langlois; France; etching on paper; 21 × 31.8 cm (8 1/4 × 12 1/2 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-132

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