Design for a Firescreen with a Table with a Vase of Flowers, Books, and Teapot

Eugène Charpentier French

late 18th century

Not on view

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Title: Design for a Firescreen with a Table with a Vase of Flowers, Books, and Teapot
Artist: Eugène Charpentier
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Graphite and gouache
Dimensions: 12 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. (32.7 x 25.7 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.551.29
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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