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This and 41 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Book, Drawings after Ornament and Architecture.

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Bound Drawing, Frame with Blank Oval, and Elaborate Foliage Scroll Decoration, in Dessins d'Ango Ornements et Architecture (Drawings of Ornaments and Architecture by Ango)

This is a Bound drawing. It was created by Jean-Robert Ango. It is dated 1760–69 and we acquired it in 1977. Its medium is red chalk on cream laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Noah Butkin. It is credited Gift of Noah Butkin.

Its dimensions are

21.5 x 14.8 cm (8 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Bound Drawing, Frame with Blank Oval, and Elaborate Foliage Scroll Decoration, in Dessins d'Ango Ornements et Architecture (Drawings of Ornaments and Architecture by Ango); Jean-Robert Ango (French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773); France; red chalk on cream laid paper; 21.5 x 14.8 cm (8 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.); Gift of Noah Butkin; 1977-110-4-19

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