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Album, NOUVEAU CAHIER D’ARABESQUE A L’USAGE DES ARTISTES

This is a Album. It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Fay and print maker: Jean-Baptiste Fay and published by Pierre Jean and Louis-Joseph Mondhare. It is dated 1765 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

Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown

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Album, NOUVEAU CAHIER D’ARABESQUE A L’USAGE DES ARTISTES; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Fay (active 1780 – 1790); Published by Louis-Joseph Mondhare (French, 1734–1799), Pierre Jean (French, 1754–1829); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-305

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