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Album, Album of Lighthouse and Altarpiece Designs

This is a Album. It was designed by A. Le Canu and published by Jean François Daumont and print maker: A. Le Canu. It is dated 1760–75 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

Leon Decloux Ex-Libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown

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Album, Album of Lighthouse and Altarpiece Designs; Designed by A. Le Canu (French, active 1746 – 1768); Published by Jean François Daumont (French, active 1740-1775); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-293

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