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Print, Doorway, Apartment of Lou

This is a Print. It was created by François Chauveau and dedicatee: Louis XIV, King of France. It is dated 1710 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is engraving support: thick white wove paper. 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

59.8 x 24.4 cm (23 9/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Platemark/repeat: 40.1 x 24.4 cm (15 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)

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Print, Doorway, Apartment of Lou; François Chauveau (1613 – 1676); Dedicatee: Louis XIV, King of France (1638 – 1715); France; engraving support: thick white wove paper; 59.8 x 24.4 cm (23 9/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Platemark/repeat: 40.1 x 24.4 cm (15 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-86-79

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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