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Study for a Stage Set

18th century
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Study for a Stage Set
  • Artist: Jacques de Lajoüe (French, Paris 1686–1761 Paris)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Medium: Pen and gray ink, brush and gray and colored wash over traces of black chalk and graphite
  • Dimensions: 10 1/16 x 16 in. (25.6 x 40.6 cm)
    frame: 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
  • Object Number: 35.76.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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