DrawingsFrench18th-19th century

Leclere album

18th-19th century

Description

Bound folio volume, three-quarters green parchment binding, green marbled boards, rubbed at all edges, upper cover seperated at spine. Inscribed in black ink along spine: Dessins. The folios are off-white modern laid paper.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 56.5 x 39 cm (22 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.)

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