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1920

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2023

  • You found it!

Album, Album of Prints: Livre de Vases of François Boucher

This is a Album. It was designed by François Boucher and print maker: Gabriel Huquier and A. Bouchet. It is dated 1738-1777 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

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 the middle of printed ex libris: No. 378; Inscribed in graphite in upper center: 1921-6-504 / I81; Inscribed in red ink upper left: No. 378 p. / f. [21 crossed out with five vertical lines of red ink] . 16. Bis. / R.21.; Inscribed in graphite upper left, below red ink inscription: cup. 7 / S. 2

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Prints: Livre de Vases of François Boucher; Designed by François Boucher (French, 1703–1770); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772), A. Bouchet (French, active ca. 1730-1740); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-504

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