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RISDM 80-023.tif

Aignan-Thomas Desfriches

Vue d'une Partie des Ruines de l'Eglise St Mesmin près d'Orleans (View of a part of the ruins of the Abbey of Saint-Mesmin de Micy near Orléans)

Description

Maker

Aignan-Thomas Desfriches (French, 1715-1800)

Title

Vue d'une Partie des Ruines de l'Eglise St Mesmin près d'Orleans (View of a part of the ruins of the Abbey of Saint-Mesmin de Micy near Orléans)

Year

ca. 1772

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

crayon, pen and ink

Supports

Dimensions

14.8 x 22.2 cm (5 13/16 x 8 3/4 inches) (image)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in ink outside image in LC: "Desfriches"

Watermark: Lion rampant within a lettered circle surmounted by a crown (most similar to Heawood 3149 and Heawood 3150)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

80.023

Type

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Aignan-Thomas Desfriches (French, 1715-1800)
Vue d'une Partie des Ruines de l'Eglise St Mesmin près d'Orleans (View of a part of the ruins of the Abbey of Saint-Mesmin de Micy near Orléans), ca. 1772
black chalk on laid paper
14.8 x 22.2 cm (5 13/16 x 8 3/4 inches) (image)
Anonymous gift 80.023

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