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Design for a Cartouche by John Thurston — VisualArtsDB

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Design for a Cartouche

Design for a Cartouche

Design for a Cartouche

1815–1825

Medium: Graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 17.1 × 11.9 cm (6 3/4 × 4 11/16 in.)
Genre: Graphite
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)graphiteprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)wove paper

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