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Album, Jeux d'enfants

This is a Album. It was designed by François Boucher and published by Gabriel Huquier and print maker: Pierre-Alexandre Aveline. It is dated 1738 and we acquired it in 1920. 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.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red ink and graphite, upper left margin of upper cover pastedown: 41/ f. 18.Bis/ R.27/ c7/ 56; Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 41

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Album, Jeux d'enfants; Designed by François Boucher (French, 1703–1770); Print Maker: Pierre-Alexandre Aveline (French, 1702–1760); Published by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-250

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