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This and 119 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Bound Volume, Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier.

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1920

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Print, Frontispiece

This is a Print. It was designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier and published by Gabriel Huquier and print maker: Laureolli. It is dated 1748 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching and engraving 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

11.3 x 21.5 cm (4 7/16 x 8 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Lettered lower center in plate : AParis chez Huquier ruë S.t Jacque au coin de celle des Mathurins C.P.R.; lettered lower right in plate : Laureolli Sculp.

It is inscribed

Lettered upper left in plate: D; numbered upper right in plate: 20; lettered center in cartouche: LIVRE D’ORNEMENS / Inventés & Dessines / PAR J.O. MEISSONNIER / ARCHITECT, DESSINATEUR / de la Chambre & Cabinet / DU ROI.

Cite this object as

Print, Frontispiece; Designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, b. Italy, 1695–1750); Print Maker: Laureolli; Published by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772); France; etching and engraving on paper; 11.3 x 21.5 cm (4 7/16 x 8 7/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-212-6-a

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