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Print, Design for Cartouche Evoking Aquatic Elements

This is a Print. It was designed by Jacques de Lajoüe and engraved by Gabriel Huquier. It is dated 1740 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is engraving on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 22.5 x 19.2 cm (8 7/8 x 7 9/16 in.) Sheet: 33.5 x 24.4 cm (13 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

On plate, upper left: B; upper right: 8; lower left: De la Joüe in.; lower center: avec privilege du Roi.; lower right: Huquier Sculp.

Cite this object as

Print, Design for Cartouche Evoking Aquatic Elements; Designed by Jacques de Lajoüe (French, 1687–1761); Engraved by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772); France; engraving on white laid paper; Platemark: 22.5 x 19.2 cm (8 7/8 x 7 9/16 in.) Sheet: 33.5 x 24.4 cm (13 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-326-8

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