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This and 11 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Album of Prints: Livre de Vases of François Boucher.

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Drawing, Title Plate

This is a Drawing. It was designed by François Boucher and print maker: Gabriel Huquier and published by Chez Le Pere et Avaulez. It is dated 1772-1777 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is pen and red ink on cream 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 inscribed

Printed upper right plate in red ink: 1; Printed center of plate, within cartouche, in red ink: LIVRE / DE VASES / Par François / Bouçher / Peintre du / Roy.; Printed lower center, on margin: A Paris chez Le Pere et Avaulez Mds dEstampes rue St. Jacques; Inscribed in graphite upper right margin: B

Cite this object as

Drawing, Title Plate; Designed by François Boucher (French, 1703–1770); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772); Published by Chez Le Pere et Avaulez; France; pen and red ink on cream laid paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-504-1

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