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Artist
Alexis Magny
(1712-1777)
Bronze caster
Philippe II Caffiery
(1714 - 1774)
Date
1745-1750
Medium / Technique
Metal: bronze; glass; skin: leather, galuchat
Gilded; screwed; chiselled and welded
Gilded; screwed; chiselled and welded
DimensionsHeight: 56.7 cm (22 5/16 in.)
Length: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.)
Width: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Optical T&E
Origin
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object Number1976.63
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
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Le Canada ou Partie de la Nouvelle France dans l'Amérique Septentrionale
Alexis Hubert Jaillot
1696
1979.221
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