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Drawing, Designs of Bolts

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Richard de Lalonde. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

26.5 x 14.7 cm (10 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Pro Patria (Churchill 145)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in ink, center: Verroux, De porte cocher Sur platinne

Cite this object as

Drawing, Designs of Bolts; Designed by Richard de Lalonde (French, active 1780–96); France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper; 26.5 x 14.7 cm (10 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-188

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