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Drawing, Carved Decoration for a Wall Panel

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Pierre-Edmé Babel and created by P. Ludovik. It is dated ca. 1740 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is graphite, pen and ink, brush and grey-brown wash 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

Sheet: 32.1 x 10.2 cm (12 5/8 x 4 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: a crown on top of a column with a star beside at left; below: MAN.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Carved Decoration for a Wall Panel; P. Ludovik (French); Attributed to Pierre Edme Babel (French, 1720–1775); France; graphite, pen and ink, brush and grey-brown wash on paper; Sheet: 32.1 x 10.2 cm (12 5/8 x 4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-283

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