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This and 5 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Book, Arabesques (Arabesques).

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Bound Print, Plate 2, La Terre (The Earth), Arabesques (Arabesques)

This is a bound print. It was designed by Jean Démosthène Dugourc and published by Jacques-François Chéreau and etched by Jean Démosthène Dugourc. It is dated 1782 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching 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 x 18.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in plate, lower center: LA TERRE; lower right: 2

Cite this object as

Bound Print, Plate 2, La Terre (The Earth), Arabesques (Arabesques); Designed by Jean Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749–1825); Published by Jacques-François Chéreau (French, 1742 - 1794); France; etching on paper; 26 x 18.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-298-2

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