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Album, Album of Ornamental Trophy and Cartouche Designs

This is a Album. It was designed by Pierre Ranson and published by Louis-Joseph Mondhare and print maker: Pierre-Gabriel Berthault. It is dated 1759–80 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 graphite upper right corner of upper cover pastedown: 1921-6-393/ I-81; Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 213.

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Ornamental Trophy and Cartouche Designs; Designed by Pierre Ranson (French, 1736–1786); Print Maker: Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (French, 1737–1831); Published by Louis-Joseph Mondhare (French, 1734–1799); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-393

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