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1943

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Album Page, Architectural Sketches, Soissons and Laon

This is a Album page. It was created by Whitney Warren Jr.. It is dated May 27, 1888 and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

Its dimensions are

31.5 x 23.7 cm (12 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.), irregular

It has the following markings

Paper-maker's mark: embossed upper left corner in oval shield: BRISTOL (on banner) / L M.

It is inscribed

Recto, in graphite, upper right corner: 39; lower right corner 35; to right of cupola drawing: This was a very / pretty cupola on / the Hotel Dieu but / it is very badly expressed / Soissons / May 27th 1888; below turret drawing: corner at Laon / with Kenyon / May 27th 1888.

Cite this object as

Album Page, Architectural Sketches, Soissons and Laon; Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864–1943); France; graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric; 31.5 x 23.7 cm (12 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.), irregular; Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1943-51-207

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