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Print, Plate from Frises pour les architraves, cornices, et autres ornements d'architecture (Friezes Intended for Ornamenting Architecture, Cornices, and Other Architectural Elements)

This is a Print. It was designed by Jean Le Pautre and published by Pierre Mariette. It is dated ca. 1660 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on 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

H x W: 21.3 × 14.4 cm (8 3/8 × 5 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Plate from Frises pour les architraves, cornices, et autres ornements d'architecture (Friezes Intended for Ornamenting Architecture, Cornices, and Other Architectural Elements); Designed by Jean Le Pautre (French, 1618–1682); Published by Pierre Mariette II (French, 1634 - 1716); etching on paper; H x W: 21.3 × 14.4 cm (8 3/8 × 5 11/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-91-1

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