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Print, French Lace: W. Portal of Main Facade, Church of Notre Dame, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France

This is a Print. It was created by John Taylor Arms. It is dated 1949 and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is etching in black ink on white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Society of American Graphic Artists.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 20.2 × 11.9 cm (7 15/16 × 4 11/16 in.) Sheet: 27.2 × 17 cm (10 11/16 × 6 11/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: John Taylor Arms 1949

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: II; lower right: W/F

Cite this object as

Print, French Lace: W. Portal of Main Facade, Church of Notre Dame, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France; John Taylor Arms (1887 – 1953); USA; etching in black ink on white wove paper; Platemark: 20.2 × 11.9 cm (7 15/16 × 4 11/16 in.) Sheet: 27.2 × 17 cm (10 11/16 × 6 11/16 in.); 1952-21-1

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