Print Maker:

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the elder, French, 1688–1754  Search this

After:

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, French, 1715–1790  Search this

Medium:

Etching on paper

Dimensions:

75 × 53.5 cm (29 1/2 × 21 1/16 in.)

Object Name:

Print

Type:

Print

Made in:

France

Date:

1746

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Decorations of the Grand Ecurie at Versailles for a ball honoring the first marriage of the Dauphin, February 24, 1745. The chamber, filled with people, is seen from the end. Below, a ten line explanatory inscription and designer's and engravers names; also indication that the decorators for the occasion were Slotz at Perot.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Katherine Strong Welman

Accession Number:

1908-23-57

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41a45d95f-fac0-4cfb-b6dc-7d0c854cb9e6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1908-23-57