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This and 20 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Album of Figure Studies.

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Print, Studies of Mouths

This is a Print. It was designed by Pierre Thomas Le Clerc and print maker: Jean-François Janinet and published by Chez Le Pere et Avaulez and dedicatee: Jean Baptiste-Marie Pierre. It is dated 1773 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is crayon-manner with red ink 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 lower left, in plate: Le Clere del.; lettered lower right: J.F. Janinet sculp.

It is inscribed

Lettered upper right, in plate: 2e Cahier No. 2; inscribed in graphite lower right margin: 7; Lettered lower center, in plate: lettered lower center, in plate: La Bouche de profil ne doit avoir qu’un peu/ plus du tiers de celle de face. Voila toute l’ex-/plication que l’on en peut donner; lettered in center: La Bouche de face doit se diviser en 4 parties/ égales, comme il est marqué cy dessus, et doit avoir/ de longueur un oeil et un tiers d’oeil de face

Cite this object as

Print, Studies of Mouths; Designed by Pierre Thomas Le Clerc (French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796); Print Maker: Jean-François Janinet (French, 1752 - 1814); Published by Chez Le Pere et Avaulez; Dedicatee: Jean Baptiste-Marie Pierre (French, 1714 – 1789); France; crayon-manner with red ink on laid paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-437-7

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