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Drawing, Design for a Title Page

This is a Drawing. It was style of Pierre-Clément Marillier and Jacques-Eustache de Sève. It is dated 1770–85 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and grey wash, graphite on cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne.

Its dimensions are

10.7 × 6.2 cm (4 3/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Title Page; Style of Pierre-Clément Marillier (French, 1740 – 1808), Jacques-Eustache de Sève (French, 1790 - 1830); France; pen and black ink, brush and grey wash, graphite on cream paper; 10.7 × 6.2 cm (4 3/16 × 2 7/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne; 1948-118-55

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