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Album, Album of Prints: First and Second Series of Prints Designed and Engraved by Percenet

This is a Album. It was designed by L.N. Percenet and published by Geneviève-Marguerite Chéreau and print maker: L.N. Percenet. It is dated 1761-1762 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 has the following markings

Léon Decloux Ex Libris, printed on paper, pasted to the middle of the paste down endpaper of the upper cover

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red ink in the middle of printed ex libris: No. 374; Inscribed in graphite in upper center: 1921-6-501 / I81; Inscribed in red ink upper left: No. 374 p. / f. [94 crossed out] 95 Bis. / R.21. Inscribed in graphite upper left, below red ink inscriptions: Cup. 7 / S. 1

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Prints: First and Second Series of Prints Designed and Engraved by Percenet; Designed by L.N. Percenet (French, born 1736); Published by Geneviève-Marguerite Chéreau (French, active 1755-1768); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-501

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