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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.129.2
People
Hubert François Bourguignon Gravelot, French (Paris 1699 - 1773 Paris)
Title
Invitation to a Meeting of the "Brethren Natives" of Westminster
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Design for an Invitation
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1755
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293831

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 20.9 x 16.4 cm (8 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Engraved: Sr Your Company is Desired to / meet others your Brethren Natives / of this Ancient City at Mrs / Griffith's at the Brown Bear at / Westmr Bridge on [space] next at / o'Clock being [space] meeting. / [space] Secretary

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles Ryskamp, New York, gift to HUAM, 1996.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Charles Ryskamp in honor of Melvin R. Seiden
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.129.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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