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Token Design for the Batiments du Roi: URGET PRAESENTIA REGIS

Token Design for the Batiments du Roi: URGET PRAESENTIA REGIS

DrawingsFrench18th century

Token Design for the Batiments du Roi: URGET PRAESENTIA REGIS

1739

Artists

Edme BouchardonArtist

Description

A hive of bees with workers entering from both sides, while the queen hovers above the apex.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk and graphite with guidelines in red chalk and graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in red chalk, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue antique laid paper border adhered to face

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

diameter: 21.4 cm (8 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Cyril Humphris, London, sold at Sotheby's, New York, 1995. Sale, January 10, 1995, lot 64. Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario, purchased from Sotheby's, New York, 1995, sold to HUAM, 2000, 2000. long-term loan to HUAM, 1995-2000

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