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Title: Recueil d'Ornemens à l'usage des jeunes artistes
Artist and publisher:
Gilles Paul Cauvet (French, Aix 1731–1788 Paris)
Dedicatee:
Dedicated to Louis Stanislas Xavier de Bourbon (French, Versailles 1755–1824 Paris)
Engraver:
Engraved by Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, Trescali 1738–1797 Parma)
Engraver:
Engraved by Hemery (French, 18th century)
Engraver:
Engraved by Françoise Charlotte Liottier (French)
Engraver:
Engraved by Mme. Darby (French)
Engraver:
Engraved by Pierre Viel (French, Paris 1755–1810 Paris)
Engraver:
Engraved by LeRoy (French)
Engraver:
Engraved by Petit (French)
Published in: Paris
Date: 1777
Medium: Engraving, etching
Dimensions: Overall: 19 13/16 x 14 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. (50.3 x 36 x 3.8 cm)
Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1969
Accession Number: 69.690.2
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