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Drawing, An Imaginary Forum

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1820-1850 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is graphite, brush and brown watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

18.8 × 11.7 cm (7 3/8 × 4 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Written in the frieze of the temple: "A.M. BOISSELIER LES DIEUX."

Cite this object as

Drawing, An Imaginary Forum; France; graphite, brush and brown watercolor on paper; 18.8 × 11.7 cm (7 3/8 × 4 5/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-212

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