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Drawing, Sketch, from "La Nouvelle Héloise"

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune. It is dated ca. 1781 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is red chalk on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

12.2 × 8.9 cm (4 13/16 × 3 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketch, from "La Nouvelle Héloise"; Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814); France; red chalk on white paper; 12.2 × 8.9 cm (4 13/16 × 3 1/2 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-228

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