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Album, Album of Prints: Ornament Designs by Cuvilliés père

This is a Album. It was designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder, François de Cuvilliés the younger, Jean-Charles Delafosse and Matthäus Günther and print maker: Carl Albert von Lespilliez, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, Charpentier, François de Cuvilliés the younger and Joseph Kaltner and published by François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Gabriel Huquier and Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly. It is dated 1695–1768 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is bound album of etchings and engravings 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.

It has the following markings

Léon Decloux Ex Libris, printed on paper, pasted to the middle of the paste down endpaper of the upper cover.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 79.

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Prints: Ornament Designs by Cuvilliés père; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768), François de Cuvilliés the younger (German, 1731 - 1777), Jean-Charles Delafosse (French, 1734–1791), Matthäus Günther (German, 1705 – 1788); Print Maker: Carl Albert von Lespilliez (German, 1723 - 1796), Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth (German, 1720–1790), Charpentier, Joseph Kaltner (German, ca. 1758 - after 1824); Published by Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly (France, 1712 – ca. 1758), Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772); bound album of etchings and engravings on paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-282

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