Did you know this bound print, dating from the 1720s, is associated with both Jacques-François Blondel and Jean Mariette, and originates from France?
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Print — Did you know that this 1720s print from France is associated with two notable figures, Jacques-François Blondel and Jean Mariette, both prominent in French architectural and printmaking circles of their time? Mariette was part of a famous dynasty of print sellers and publishers, while Blondel was a renowned architect and theorist. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
