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This and 5 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Album of Trophy and Gold Box Designs.

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1920

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Print, Title Page

This is a Print. It was designed by Louis Denis Fossier and published by Louis-Joseph Mondhare and print maker: Pierre-Gabriel Berthault. It is dated ca. 1765 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. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It is signed

Lettered in plate, lower center: A Paris chez Mondhare Rue S. Jacques a l’Hotel Saumur

It is inscribed

Lettered in plate, lower center: LIVRE DE DIFFERENTS TROPHÉES REPRESENTANT L’AMOUR DES ARTS.; inscribed in graphite lower right margin: 1

Cite this object as

Print, Title Page; Designed by Louis Denis Fossier (French, 1744 – 1781); Print Maker: Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (French, 1737–1831); Published by Louis-Joseph Mondhare (French, 1734–1799); France; etching on laid paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-312-1

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