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Document identity
localId
145167
label
Man Destroying Book
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
145167
contentType
drawing
title
Man Destroying Book
date
1700s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79923129
creators
11927
13598
genreSpecific
Drawing
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 57.6 x 40.9 cm (22 11/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
cul
France, 18th century
accession
1970.337
Source extras
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black chalk heightened with white chalk; framing lines in black ink
tombstone
Man Destroying Book, 1700s. Anonymous, after Eustache Le Sueur (French, 1617–1655). Black chalk heightened with white chalk; framing lines in black ink; sheet: 57.6 x 40.9 cm (22 11/16 x 16 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1970.337
supportMaterials
description
blue laid paper
collection
DR - French
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Dudley P. Allen Fund
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2026-05-29 07:27:21.668000
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145167
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Drawings
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DR - French
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black chalk heightened with white chalk; framing lines in black ink
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male
gender unknown
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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