Arms of the King of France with Wings and Scientific Instruments
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Arms of the King of France with Wings and Scientific Instruments

TitleArms of the King of France with Wings and Scientific Instruments
ArtistHubert François Gravelot
Mediumgraphite, incised for transfer on laid paper; laid down
ClassificationDrawing
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineGift of Arthur L. Liebman
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Historical scientific diagrams

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“Arms of the King of France with Wings and Scientific Instruments” is a work by Hubert François Gravelot. It is executed in graphite, incised for transfer on laid paper; laid down and classified as drawing. In this archive it sits within the historical scientific diagrams tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Dated to 17th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.

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