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Album, Album of Cartouches, Framing Devices and Carriage Designs, 1754–69

This is a Album. It was designed by Louis Van Nerven and Jean-Baptiste Girard and print maker: Paty and Jean-Baptiste Girard and published by Jean-Charles François and Gilles Demarteau. It is dated 1754–69 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 signed

Stamped upper left margin, verso of upper cover endpaper: ALLO REL

It is inscribed

Gilt lettering on spine: R. Girard & Le Vanere – Cartouches et Carosses; Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: 119

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Album, Album of Cartouches, Framing Devices and Carriage Designs, 1754–69; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Girard (French, active ca.1750 – ca.1771), Louis Van Nerven (Dutch, active ca. 1750); Print Maker: Paty (French, active mid 18th century); Published by Jean-Charles François (1717 - 1769), Gilles Demarteau (Belgian, active in France, 1722 – 1776); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-316

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