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This and 31 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Album of Hand Fan and Panel Designs.

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Print, Cartouche Design

This is a Print. It was designed by Bellay and published by Gabriel Huquier and print maker: Gabriel Huquier. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching and engraving 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: 23.8 × 30.9 cm (9 3/8 × 12 3/16 in.) Platemark: 13.9 × 9.6 cm (5 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.) Image: 13.6 × 9.5 cm (5 3/8 × 3 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite lower left margin: 25

Cite this object as

Print, Cartouche Design; Designed by Bellay (French, active from 1734); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772); France; etching and engraving on laid paper; Sheet: 23.8 × 30.9 cm (9 3/8 × 12 3/16 in.) Platemark: 13.9 × 9.6 cm (5 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.) Image: 13.6 × 9.5 cm (5 3/8 × 3 3/4 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-490-32

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