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Design for Shield

Designer Etienne Delaune French
ca. 1550
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for Shield
  • Designer: Etienne Delaune (French, Orléans 1518/19–1583 Strasbourg)
  • Date: ca. 1550
  • Geography: Paris
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Paper, chalk
  • Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (19.7 x 9.6 cm)
  • Classification: Works on Paper-Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.498
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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