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Floorplan of Chateau d'Anet, from "Les plus excellents bastiments de France"

1607
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Floorplan of Chateau d'Anet, from "Les plus excellents bastiments de France"
  • Series/Portfolio: Les plus excellents bastiments de France
  • Artist: Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (French, Paris 1510/12–1585 Annecy)
  • Date: 1607
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/4 x 19 11/16 in. (40 x 50 cm)
    Image: 9 3/4 x 12 1/16 in. (24.7 x 30.6 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.136.167.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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