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1925

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Print, Eschutcheon of An Astronomer in His Studio

This is a Print. It was print maker: François Morellon La Cave. It is dated 1737 and we acquired it in 1925. Its medium is engraving and etching. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 7.1 × 7.2 cm (2 13/16 × 2 13/16 in.) Paper: 8.3 × 8.3 cm (3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)

It is signed

at bottom: "F. M. La Cave inv. et sculp. 1737"

Cite this object as

Print, Eschutcheon of An Astronomer in His Studio; Print Maker: François Morellon La Cave (French, d. after 1737); engraving and etching; Plate: 7.1 × 7.2 cm (2 13/16 × 2 13/16 in.) Paper: 8.3 × 8.3 cm (3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1925-2-551

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