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1959

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2025

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Print, Title Page from "Quatrieme Livre Contenant Des Montans où Pilastres Inventés par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi et Gravés par Huquier"

This is a Print. It was designed by Gilles-Marie Oppenord and etched by Gabriel Huquier. It is dated after 1751 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

41.4 × 27.4 cm (16 5/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed, center: "Quatrieme livre / Contenant / des montans ou pilasters / Inventis par / G. M. Oppenort / Architect du Roi / et/ Gravés par Huquier / Avec privilege du Roi"; lower left: "A Paris chez Huquier".

Cite this object as

Print, Title Page from "Quatrieme Livre Contenant Des Montans où Pilastres Inventés par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi et Gravés par Huquier"; Designed by Gilles-Marie Oppenord (French, 1672–1742); Etched by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772); France; etching on paper; 41.4 × 27.4 cm (16 5/16 × 10 13/16 in.); 1959-85-19

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