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Print, Frontispiece, vasi invention, from "Collection de divers sujets de vases, tombeaux, ruines et fontaines, utile aux artistes..."

This is a Print. It was created by Jean-Laurent Legeay and etched by Jean-Laurent Legeay. It is dated 1768, published 1770 and we acquired it in 1958. Its medium is etching. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Whitney Warren Jr. and transferred from Cooper Union Library. It is credited Gift of Whitney Warren.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 19.7 x 16.3 cm (7 3/4 x 6 7/16 in.) Sheet: 30.2 x 21.4 cm (11 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.)

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Print, Frontispiece, vasi invention, from "Collection de divers sujets de vases, tombeaux, ruines et fontaines, utile aux artistes..."; Jean-Laurent Legeay (French, ca. 1710–86); France; etching; Platemark: 19.7 x 16.3 cm (7 3/4 x 6 7/16 in.) Sheet: 30.2 x 21.4 cm (11 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.); Gift of Whitney Warren; 1958-136-1-m

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