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Project for a "Maison de plaisance pour un grand seigneur", Elevation and Section

ca. 1783
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Project for a "Maison de plaisance pour un grand seigneur", Elevation and Section
  • Artist: Jean Nicolas Sobre (French)
  • Date: ca. 1783
  • Medium: Elevation: pen and black ink with watercolor
    Section: Pen and black ink with watercolor
  • Dimensions: Elevation sheet: 6 3/16 x 9 5/8 in. (15.7 x 24.5 cm)
    Section sheet: 4 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (12.3 x 24.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2008
  • Object Number: 2008.538.8, .9
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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