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Print, Elevation and Profile of a Secretary Desk, Plate 3 from "Premier cahier de Meubles et d'Ebenisteries" Cahier A, ca. 1780

This is a Print. It was designed by Richard de Lalonde and print maker: Mathieu Nicolas Goulet de Saint-Morien. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is engaving 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

37.8 × 42.5 cm (14 7/8 × 16 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed below: Elevation en Profil d'un Secrétaire en Tombeau [and engraver's and designer's names]

Cite this object as

Print, Elevation and Profile of a Secretary Desk, Plate 3 from "Premier cahier de Meubles et d'Ebenisteries" Cahier A, ca. 1780; Designed by Richard de Lalonde (French, active 1780–96); Print Maker: Mathieu Nicolas Goulet de Saint-Morien (French, active late 18th c.); France; engaving on paper; 37.8 × 42.5 cm (14 7/8 × 16 3/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-94-35

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