Design for a Lady's Tomb

Anonymous, French, 16th century French

Former Attribution Workshop of Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau French

16th century

Not on view

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Title: Design for a Lady's Tomb
Artist: Anonymous, French, 16th century
Former Attribution: Workshop of Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (French, Paris 1510/12–1585 Annecy)
Date: 16th century
Medium: Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
Dimensions: sheet: 17 1/2 x 11 11/16 in. (44.4 x 29.7 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.19.31
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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