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Album, Nouveau Livre de Desseins Inventé et Dessiné par Jean Tijou

This is a Album. It was designed by Jean Tijou and Louis Laguerre and published by Jean Tijou and print maker: Paul van Somer II, Peter Vandrebanc, Blaise Gentot and Michael Vandergucht. It is dated 1693 and we acquired it in 1920. 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.

It has the following markings

Printed Beaufort ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown; Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 236.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite upper right margin of upper cover pastedown: 1921-6-410/I-81

Cite this object as

Album, Nouveau Livre de Desseins Inventé et Dessiné par Jean Tijou; Designed by Jean Tijou, Louis Laguerre (French, 1663 – 1721); Print Maker: Peter Vandrebanc (French, British, 1649 – 1697), Michael Vandergucht (Flemish, 1660 – 1725), Blaise Gentot (French, 1658 – active 1700), Paul van Somer II (Dutch, British, active 1670 – 1714); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-410

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