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Drawing, Design for a Decorative Panel (with Nymphs and Garlands)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Gilles Paul Cauvet. It is dated ca. 1775 and we acquired it in 1907. Its medium is red chalk on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by H. O. Havemeyer. It is credited Gift of H. O. Havemeyer.

Its dimensions are

41.8 x 24.6 cm (16 7/16 x 9 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed at lower left, in modern hand: Cauvet

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Decorative Panel (with Nymphs and Garlands); Gilles Paul Cauvet (French, 1731 - 1788); France; red chalk on paper; 41.8 x 24.6 cm (16 7/16 x 9 11/16 in.); Gift of H. O. Havemeyer; 1907-13-2

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