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Print, View of the Tuilleries Palace, Paris

This is a Print. It was print maker: John Pye the younger and after Claude-Louis Desrais. It is dated 1798-1801 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Bruno Lasker and Mrs. Bruno Lasker.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 11.2 × 16.3 cm (4 7/16 × 6 7/16 in.) Paper: 12.2 × 20.5 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed below, lower left: "Desrais Pinxt.", lower right: "Pyr fct.", and in the center: "View of the Palace of the Tuilleries with the First Consul going to attend Parade." Below, "Sold by J. Smith, 4, William St., Manchester Square."

Cite this object as

Print, View of the Tuilleries Palace, Paris; Print Maker: John Pye the younger (British, 1782 - 1874); After Claude-Louis Desrais (French, 1746–1816); England; engraving on paper; Plate: 11.2 × 16.3 cm (4 7/16 × 6 7/16 in.) Paper: 12.2 × 20.5 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.); 1957-41-165

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