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1943

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Drawing, Elevation of the Side of an Ornate Cabinet

This is a Drawing. It was after Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau the Elder. It is dated 1550–75 and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is black chalk; pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, laid down. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

Its dimensions are

10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (264 x 191 mm)

It is inscribed

verso: in graphite " Ducerceau"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Elevation of the Side of an Ornate Cabinet; After Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau the Elder (French, ca. 1515 - after 1584); France; black chalk; pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, laid down; 10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (264 x 191 mm); Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1943-51-315

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