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Print, Gralin Place, Nantes

This is a Print. It was designed by Antoine Henón and engraved by Charles Melchoir Descourtis. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is aquatint engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 23.4 × 29 cm (9 3/16 × 11 7/16 in.) H x W: 28.2 × 39.6 cm (11 1/8 × 15 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: a bell and the name of firm

Cite this object as

Print, Gralin Place, Nantes; Designed by Antoine Henón; Engraved by Charles Melchoir Descourtis (1753–1820); aquatint engraving on paper; Platemark: 23.4 × 29 cm (9 3/16 × 11 7/16 in.) H x W: 28.2 × 39.6 cm (11 1/8 × 15 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1419

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