Design for a Ewer
| Title | Design for a Ewer |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean Charles Delafosse |
| Date | 1754–91 18th century |
| Medium | Pen and black ink with brush and gray wash and red chalk over graphite |
| Classification | Drawings |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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This work is attributed to Jean Charles Delafosse. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Dated to 1754–91. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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