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Jean-Baptiste Adanson
1732-1803
Hieroglyphs
10 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (267 x 445 mm)
Black ink and wash on paper
1978.52:90
Gift of Paul Mellon.
Notes
In volume 3 of Vues et antiquités d'Egypte (1978.52:1-112)
Mounted with 1978.52:89; on facing mat lower left corner, in graphite: 19.
Mounted with 1978.52:89; on facing mat lower left corner, in graphite: 19.
Inscriptions/Markings
Below image, right: "Cette Face a deux Pieds et demi et six Lignes Dessiné à Rossete d'après l'Obelisque de même Grandeur Par J.B.te Adanson l'An 1778."
Associated names
Mellon, Paul, former owner.
Bibliography
Nineteenth report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980 / edited by Charles Ryskamp. New York : The Library, 1981, p. 25-26.
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Century Drawings
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