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Drawing, Design for a Façade, ca. 1710

This is a Drawing. It was created by Benedykt Renard. It is dated ca. 1710 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is graphite, brush and bistre on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Various Donors. It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

19.2 × 32.4 cm (7 9/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: flowerpot-shaped tablet with the letters MS, from which a plant grows

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and ink by a later hand, upper right, the artist's name.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Façade, ca. 1710; Benedykt Renard (Polish, 1680 - 1726); Italy; graphite, brush and bistre on paper; 19.2 × 32.4 cm (7 9/16 × 12 3/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-13

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