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1920

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2016

2024

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Album, NOUVELLES Decoration d’Apartemens Dessiné Par Boulanger Sculpteur

This is a Album. It was designed by Jean-François-Antoine Boulanger and published by Jacques-François Chéreau, Geneviève-Marguerite Chéreau and Gilles Demarteau and print maker: D.M. It is dated 1755–76 and we acquired it in 1920. 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.

It is inscribed

Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 255

Cite this object as

Album, NOUVELLES Decoration d’Apartemens Dessiné Par Boulanger Sculpteur; Designed by Jean-François-Antoine Boulanger (French?, active mid 18th century); Print Maker: D.M (active 18th century); Published by Gilles Demarteau (Belgian, active in France, 1722 – 1776), Geneviève-Marguerite Chéreau (French, active 1755-1768), Jacques-François Chéreau (French, 1742 - 1794); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-419

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