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Drawing, Playing card; king of clubs; Alexander the Great, ca. 1750

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is a: wood engraving, body colors; b: pencil, watercolor, white heightening; cardboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. R. Keith Kane. It is credited Gift of Mrs. R. Keith Kane from the Estate of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes.

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Drawing, Playing card; king of clubs; Alexander the Great, ca. 1750; France; a: wood engraving, body colors; b: pencil, watercolor, white heightening; cardboard; Gift of Mrs. R. Keith Kane from the Estate of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes; 1943-5-24

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