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Ewer and Basin with Alternate Suggestions

cropped recto of mount

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Ewer and Basin with Alternate Suggestions
ArtistFrench, 1764–1838
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Ewer and Basin with Alternate Suggestions
Datec. 1812
PlaceFrance
MediumPen and ink with gray wash over chalk on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 18 × 15 in. (45.7 × 38.1 cm)
 Mount: 23 × 19 1/2 in. (58.4 × 49.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Sue Rowan Pittman
Object number85.349
Not on view

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