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Album, Album of Altar and Cartouche Designs

This is a Album. It was designed by Juan Dolívar and print maker: Juan Dolívar and published by Étienne Gantrel and Marguerite Gastelier. It is dated ca. 1690 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 pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 331

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Altar and Cartouche Designs; Designed by Juan Dolívar (Spanish, active in France, 1641–1692); Published by Marguerite Gastelier (French, 16..–1698), Étienne Gantrel (French, ca. 1645 – 1706); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-467

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