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Book, Album of Prints: Architecture and Ironwork Designed by Various Artists, late 18th century
This is a Book. It was designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, Jean Lamour and Germain Boffrand and architect: Emmanuel Héré de Corny and published by Jacques-Gabriel Huquier, Pierre Patte, Chez Huquier and Jean Lamour and print maker: Jacques-Gabriel Huquier, Pierre Edme Babel, J.C. François Lotha, Claude Francois Nicole, Dominique Collin and Claude Lucas. It is dated late 18th century and we acquired it in 1920. 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.
It has the following markings
Léon Decloux Ex Libris, printed on paper, pasted to the middle of the paste down endpaper of the upper cover.
It is inscribed
Inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 223.
Cite this object as
Book, Album of Prints: Architecture and Ironwork Designed by Various Artists, late 18th century; Designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, b. Italy, 1695–1750), Jean Lamour, Germain Boffrand (French, 1667 - 1754); Architect: Emmanuel Héré de Corny (1705 - 1763); Published by Jacques-Gabriel Huquier (French, 1730 - 1805), Chez Huquier, Pierre Patte (French, 1723–1814); Print Maker: J.C. François Lotha (active eighteenth century), Dominique Collin (French, 1725 – 1781), Claude Francois Nicole (French, ca. 1700 – ca. 1783), Pierre Edme Babel (French, 1720–1775), Claude Lucas (ca. 1710 – 1760); France; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-218