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Thomas Chippendale British
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Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as plate LXXXIII in the 1754 and 1755 editions, not reprinted in the 1762 edition.
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Title: Desk and Bookcase, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II
Artist:
Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London)
Published in: London
Date: 1753
Medium: Black ink, gray wash
Dimensions: sheet: 12 11/16 x 7 7/8 in. (32.2 x 20.1 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.40.2(32)
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