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Print, Four Friezes

This is a Print. It was print maker: Jean Le Pautre. It is dated ca. 1660 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching 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

21.6 × 14.4 cm (8 1/2 × 5 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Horn in escutcheon over B [heart] C.

It is inscribed

Written with ink right top corner, "85." Pencil number, left bottom corner.

Cite this object as

Print, Four Friezes; Print Maker: Jean Le Pautre (French, 1618–1682); etching on paper; 21.6 × 14.4 cm (8 1/2 × 5 11/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-91-2

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