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Drawing, Preliminary Design for the Salon d'Angle at the Palais Royal, Paris, France

This is a Drawing. It was created by Gilles-Marie Oppenord. It is dated 1719–20 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on white laid 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.

  • Drawing, Design for ceiling decoration
  • pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined.
  • Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
  • 1938-88-1522

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Its dimensions are

58.1 x 42.9 cm (22 7/8 x 16 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: T centrally placed above the I H S over three nails rising from a heart in oval

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and brown ink across top of sheet: Coupe du Salon d'alignement à l'Enfilade du grand Apartement du Palais Royal; lower left: the scale 5 Toises.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Preliminary Design for the Salon d'Angle at the Palais Royal, Paris, France; Gilles-Marie Oppenord (French, 1672–1742); France; pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on white laid paper; 58.1 x 42.9 cm (22 7/8 x 16 7/8 in.) ; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-80

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