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Attributed to Hubert François Gravelot
1699-1773
Circular Design, Possibly for a Medal
Pen and black ink, with touches of gray wash, over graphite, on paper.
Full sheet: 3 15/16 x 3 1/2 inches (99 x 89 mm); design: 3 1/8 inches (79 mm) diameter
Gift of Mr. Charles Ryskamp.
1986.23
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Inscription:
Inscribed in graphite within circle, "AUGENDAE / CIVIUM / INDUSTRIAE 17(8)5"; in pen and brown ink, below the design area, "36 gravé en taille douce"; on verso, "20 Louis pour faire les deux pieces / en médaille, le [illegible]".
Provenance:
Charles Ryskamp, Princeton, NJ.
Bibliography:
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 322.
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Associated names:
Ryskamp, Charles, former owner.
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