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This and 119 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Bound Volume, Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier.

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Print, Gardes d'Epées d'or pour les presens du marriage du Roy en 1725 [Gilt Sword Handle in Honor of the King's Marriage in 1725], pl. 52 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier

This is a Print. It was designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier and etched by Gabriel Huquier and published by Gabriel Huquier. It is dated 1748 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

19 x 21.6 cm (7 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed on plate, upper left: H; upper right, 52; lower left: J.A. Messonnier inv.; lower center: Gardes Epées d'or pour les presens du Marriage du Roy en 1725; lower right: Huquier Scupl. et ex. rue St. Jaq. C.P.R.

Cite this object as

Print, Gardes d'Epées d'or pour les presens du marriage du Roy en 1725 [Gilt Sword Handle in Honor of the King's Marriage in 1725], pl. 52 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier; Designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, b. Italy, 1695–1750); Etched by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772); France; etching on off-white laid paper; 19 x 21.6 cm (7 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-212-18-b

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