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1920

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Print, DESCRIPTION DES FÊTES DONNÉES PAR LA VILLE DE STRASBOURG Pour la Convalescence du Roi : à l’arrivée et pendant le séjour de Sa Majesté en cette Ville.

This is a Print. It was designed by Johann Martin Weis and calligrapher: Le Parmentier and engraved by Pierre Edme Babel. It is dated 1745 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching and engraving on 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

Recto: Sheet: 62.3 × 46.5 cm (24 1/2 × 18 5/16 in.) Platemark: 51.3 × 38.4 cm (20 3/16 × 15 1/8 in.) Image: 50 × 37.9 cm (19 11/16 × 14 15/16 in.) Verso: Sheet: 62.3 × 46.5 cm (24 1/2 × 18 5/16 in.) Platemark: 51.4 × 38.4 cm (20 1/4 × 15 1/8 in.) Image: 49.8 × 38 cm (19 5/8 × 14 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto: numbered in plate, upper right: 15; verso: numbered in plate, upper left: 16

Cite this object as

Print, DESCRIPTION DES FÊTES DONNÉES PAR LA VILLE DE STRASBOURG Pour la Convalescence du Roi : à l’arrivée et pendant le séjour de Sa Majesté en cette Ville.; Designed by Johann Martin Weis (French, 1711 - 1751); Calligrapher: Le Parmentier (French, active 1737–1752); Engraved by Pierre Edme Babel (French, 1720–1775); France; etching and engraving on paper; Recto: Sheet: 62.3 × 46.5 cm (24 1/2 × 18 5/16 in.) Platemark: 51.3 × 38.4 cm (20 3/16 × 15 1/8 in.) Image: 50 × 37.9 cm (19 11/16 × 14 15/16 in.) Verso: Sheet: 62.3 × 46.5 cm (24 1/2 × 18 5/16 in.) Platemark: 51.4 × 38.4 cm (20 1/4 × 15 1/8 in.) Image: 49.8 × 38 cm (19 5/8 × 14 15/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-208-21

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