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Designs for a Picture Frame

ca. 1730–40
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Designs for a Picture Frame
  • Artist: Gilles-Marie Oppenord (French, Paris 1672–1742 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1730–40
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk
  • Dimensions: 15 x 11 9/16 in. (38.1 x 29.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.513.83
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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