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Drawing, Designs for Three Chairs

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Jean Démosthène Dugourc and attributed to Henri Jacob and Georges Jacob. It is dated 1790 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and wash, graphite 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.

Its dimensions are

21.5 x 34.2 cm (8 7/16 x 13 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Designs for Three Chairs; Designed by Jean Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749–1825); Attributed to Henri Jacob (1753–1824), Georges Jacob (French, 1739–1814); Germany; pen and brown ink, brush and wash, graphite on white laid paper; 21.5 x 34.2 cm (8 7/16 x 13 7/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-134-1

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