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Drawing, Design for a Mirror Frame, with Alternative Suggestion, 1780

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Richard de Lalonde. It is dated 1780 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and wash, light olive watercolor, graphite on white laid 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

35.2 x 20.6 cm (13 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.)

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Drawing, Design for a Mirror Frame, with Alternative Suggestion, 1780; Designed by Richard de Lalonde (French, active 1780–96); France; pen and black ink, brush and wash, light olive watercolor, graphite on white laid paper; 35.2 x 20.6 cm (13 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-193

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