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Print, Design for a Confessional, no. 4

This is a Print. It was after Brother Isidore of the Billets Carmelites. It is dated ca. 1759 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is engraving 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

42.9 × 28.4 cm (16 7/8 × 11 3/16 in.)

It is inscribed

"Nouveau Livre" etc. Bottom corners: "R…." "Sc…"; Along lower margin: "A Paris chez Crepy le Fils rue St. Jacques a S. Pierce"

Cite this object as

Print, Design for a Confessional, no. 4; After Brother Isidore of the Billets Carmelites; France; engraving on paper; 42.9 × 28.4 cm (16 7/8 × 11 3/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-27-1

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