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Print, Design for a Lighthouse
This is a Print. It was designed by A. Le Canu and engraved by Jean-Dominique-Etienne Le Canu and published by Jean François Daumont and print maker: A. Le Canu. It is dated 1760–75 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
Sheet: 45.1 x 29.8 cm (17 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.) Platemark: 27.3 x 18.6 cm (10 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
It is signed
Lettered in plate, lower center: à Paris chez Daumont
It is inscribed
Numbered in plate, upper right: 4.; lettered lower center: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Toises; lettered lower center below frame: Architecture propre à differens usages; lettered lower right: DD; inscribed in graphite lower right margin: 4/ 1921-6-293(4)
Cite this object as
Print, Design for a Lighthouse; Designed by A. Le Canu (French, active 1746 – 1768); Engraved by Jean-Dominique-Etienne Le Canu (French, active 1750–70); Published by Jean François Daumont (French, active 1740-1775); France; engraving on white laid paper; Sheet: 45.1 x 29.8 cm (17 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.) Platemark: 27.3 x 18.6 cm (10 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-293-4
