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This and 115 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Album of Alcoves, Friezes, and Ornament Designs.

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Print, Alcove and Terrace Design

This is a Print. It was designed by Jean Le Pautre and published by Jean Le Blond and print maker: Jean Le Pautre. It is dated ca. 1651 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.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 19.2 × 26.3 cm (7 9/16 × 10 3/8 in.) Platemark: 13.4 × 19.1 cm (5 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.) Image: 13.1 × 18.8 cm (5 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

It is signed

Lettered in plate, lower left: Le Blond Avec Privilege

It is inscribed

Inscribed in ink, upper right margin: 14

Cite this object as

Print, Alcove and Terrace Design; Designed by Jean Le Pautre (French, 1618–1682); Published by Jean Le Blond (French, ca.1594 – 1666); France; etching on laid paper; Sheet: 19.2 × 26.3 cm (7 9/16 × 10 3/8 in.) Platemark: 13.4 × 19.1 cm (5 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.) Image: 13.1 × 18.8 cm (5 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-341-2

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