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Drawing, Design for Letter H of an Alphabet

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Jan Theodor de Bry. It is dated 1595 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is pen and brown ink over black chalk. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 25.4 × 19.7 cm (10 in. × 7 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Letter H of an Alphabet; Attributed to Johann Theodor de Bry (German, 1561 - 1623); Netherlands; pen and brown ink over black chalk; H x W: 25.4 × 19.7 cm (10 in. × 7 3/4 in.); 1986-9-1

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