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Design for a Secretary

Anonymous, French, 18th century · 1700–1800

Maximum print size

8.6 × 14.7 cm · 3.4 × 5.8 in

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Frame
20.3 × 25.4 cm · 8.0 × 10.0 in
Mat opening
8.6 × 14.7 cm · 3.4 × 5.8 in
Mat border, sides
5.8 cm · 2.3 in
Mat border, top and bottom
5.3 cm · 2.1 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date
ca. 1770–85
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and gray, brown and yellow wash. Framing lines in pen and black ink
Type
Drawings
Size
39.2 × 22.9 cm · 15.4 × 9.0 in
Orientation
portrait
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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