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Drawing, Arabesque Design for a Panel

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1780–90 and we acquired it in 1908. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and wash, pencil on paper. 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.

Its dimensions are

29.2 x 15.1 cm (11 1/2 x 5 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Strasburg lily and bend over

Cite this object as

Drawing, Arabesque Design for a Panel; France; pen and ink, brush and wash, pencil on paper; 29.2 x 15.1 cm (11 1/2 x 5 15/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1908-26-131

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