Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, French, 1715–1790 Search this
Publisher:
Nicolas de Larmessin IV, French, 1684–1755 Search this
Medium:
Etching and engraving on white laid paper
Dimensions:
Platemark: 52.3 x 26.3 cm (20 9/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 63.9 x 44.5 cm (25 3/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Made in:
France
Published in:
Paris, France
Date:
1740
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
One of five panel designs for a folding screen. The other designs in the series include Rocaille (Rock Garden) etched by Charles Nicolas Cochin; Hommage Champêtre (Pastorale); Léda; and Triomphe de Priape (Triumph of Priapus) all etched by Claude Duflos the Younger. This panel design depicts Pomona, a nymph who adored her fruit trees and gardens, two young companions, a male and a female, and a rustic building in the background. Below, a cartouche decorated with fruits and leaves, the interior decorated with a circular courtyard, a fountain and grotesque mask.
