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Drawing, Design for an Altar

This is a Drawing. It was created by Léonard Chailleat and designed by Léonard Chailleat. It is dated ca. 1640–50 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and bistre, brush and watercolor on paper . It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 16.2 × 11.3 cm (6 3/8 × 4 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an Altar; Léonard Chailleat (Italian, active 1640 - 1650); France; pen and bistre, brush and watercolor on paper ; H x W: 16.2 × 11.3 cm (6 3/8 × 4 7/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1468

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