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This and 4 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, VIeme Cahier de Cartouches Dessinés par P.P. Choffard..

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Print, Cartouche Design

This is a Print. It was designed by P.P. Choffard and published by Jacques-François Chéreau. It is dated 1775–86 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council and Rachel Jacobs. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It is inscribed

Lettered in plate, upper right: F; numbered lower right: 2; inscribed in graphite, lower right margin: 2

Cite this object as

Print, Cartouche Design; Designed by P.P. Choffard; Published by Jacques-François Chéreau (French, 1742 - 1794); France; etching on laid paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-271-2

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