Drawing, Design for a Public Monument to be Erected on a Paris Square

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Drawing, Design for a Public Monument to be Erected on a Paris Square

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Jean-Pierre Laurent Houël. We acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and gray ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk, graphite on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled A Star-Studded Tour of France.

This object was donated by Advisory Council.

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Drawing, Design for a Public Monument to be Erected on a Paris Square; Designed by Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houël (French, 1735–1813); France; pen and gray ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk, graphite on white laid paper; 1911-28-412

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2B8UH/
Accession Number 1911-28-412
Object ID 18172021