Artist:

Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811  Search this

Medium:

Pen and black ink, brush and wash on off-white laid paper

Dimensions:

19.7 x 37.7 cm (7 3/4 x 14 13/16 in.)

Mat (Mat): 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Type:

textile designs

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

France

Date:

1780–95

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Colonnade of Ionic order with garlands of flowers twisted and festooned between the fluted columns. Suspended in the intercolumniations are trophies of garden implements and other attributes of agricultural life. On the ground, behind the colonnade appear dogs, peacocks, fowl, a fox in a trap and geese. Border in ink frames scene.-Based on text by R. Berliner

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1911-28-142

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ffdb10c1-848c-4da6-9e61-79cba6ea4d6d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1911-28-142