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Drawing, Main and side elevations of the right wing of a house for Monsieur Gédéon Mallet in Geneva

This is a Drawing. It was created by François Blondel. It is dated ca. 1725 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite 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

Mat: 16 × 22 cm (6 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.) 21.5 × 28.9 cm (8 7/16 × 11 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: bunch of grapes

It is inscribed

Over framing lines: Coupe du Cors de logis, Et L'Elevation d'une aile de la Maison de Mr Gedeon Mallet à Geneve.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Main and side elevations of the right wing of a house for Monsieur Gédéon Mallet in Geneva; François Blondel; France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper; Mat: 16 × 22 cm (6 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.) 21.5 × 28.9 cm (8 7/16 × 11 3/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-392

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