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Letter, 'Founding a bronze statue' from Germain Boffrand to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/1/259

Date: 16 December 1743

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Subject: Sculpture

Read 23 February 1743

Reference number
L&P/1/259
Earliest possible date
16 December 1743
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Founding a bronze statue' from Germain Boffrand to the Royal Society, 16 December 1743, L&P/1/259, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_259/letter-founding-a-bronze-statue-from-germain-boffrand-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 10 February 2025

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