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1920

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2016

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Album, Album of Exterior Door Designs

This is a Album. It was designed by A. Le Canu and Jean Mansart de Jouy and architect: François de Cuvilliés the Elder and print maker: Étienne Charpentier, A. Le Canu and Jean François Daumont and published by Jacques-François Chéreau. It is dated mid- 18th–late 18th century 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; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 170.

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Exterior Door Designs; Designed by Jean Mansart de Jouy (French, 1705 - 1783), A. Le Canu (French, active 1746 – 1768); Architect: François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Published by Jacques-François Chéreau (French, 1742 - 1794); Print Maker: Étienne Charpentier (French, 1707 – after 1792), Jean François Daumont (French, active 1740-1775); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-359

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