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Album, Album of Figure Studies

This is a Album. It was designed by Pierre Thomas Le Clerc and published by Campions Frères and Chez Le Pere et Avaulez and print maker: Jean-François Janinet and dedicatee: Jean Baptiste-Marie Pierre. It is dated 1773–80 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

Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 277.

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Album, Album of Figure Studies; Designed by Pierre Thomas Le Clerc (French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796); Print Maker: Jean-François Janinet (French, 1752 - 1814); Published by Chez Le Pere et Avaulez, Campions Frères; Dedicatee: Jean Baptiste-Marie Pierre (French, 1714 – 1789); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-437

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