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Bound Print, Design for Ceiling Ornament
This is a Bound print. It was designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder and print maker: Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth and published by François de Cuvilliés the Elder. It is dated 1740 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is engraving 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
27.8 x 39 cm (11 x 15 5/16 in.) Platemark: 26.5 x 30.3 cm (10 7/16 x 12 1/8 in.)
It is signed
Printed in plate, upper center: F. de Cuvillies. In. et del: / F. X. Jungwirth sc. Mon.
It is inscribed
Printed in plate, upper center: Cum Privil. S. C. Maj.; Inscribed in graphite, lower right, in margin: 12
Cite this object as
Bound Print, Design for Ceiling Ornament; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Print Maker: Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth (German, 1720–1790); Germany; engraving on white laid paper; 27.8 x 39 cm (11 x 15 5/16 in.) Platemark: 26.5 x 30.3 cm (10 7/16 x 12 1/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-282-13
