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Drawing, Design for an Ornament Panel

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier. It is dated ca. 1728 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

Its dimensions are

Frame: 39.7 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm (15 5/8 x 19 3/4 x 1 in.)

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Drawing, Design for an Ornament Panel; Designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, b. Italy, 1695–1750); France; pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk on paper; Frame: 39.7 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm (15 5/8 x 19 3/4 x 1 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-73-244

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008.

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