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Le Grand Pénitencier

n.d.
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Le Grand Pénitencier
  • Artist: Augustin Pajou (French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris)
  • Date: n.d.
  • Medium: Black chalk, pen and gray wash
  • Dimensions: 4 13/16 x 7 in. (12.2 x 17.8 cm.)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Sally Sample Aall, Anne and Jean Bonna, Sarah and Werner H. Kramarsky, and Adriana Mnuchin Foundation Gifts, and Van Day Truex Fund, 1996
  • Object Number: 1996.24
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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