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Office of:
Menus-Plaisirs du Roi, France  Search this
Designer:
François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731–180.  Search this
Print Maker:
François Nicolas Martinet, French, 1731–180.  Search this
Publisher:
Imprimerie de Ballard, Paris, France  Search this
Medium:
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Object Name:
Bound print
Type:
Bound print
Made in:
Paris, France
Published in:
Paris, France
Date:
1756
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Architectural floor plan of the "lit de justice," a formal session of parliament held at the royal palace under the supervision of the king. Plan contained within a decorative scrolling frame with festoons, the coat of arms of France at top--three fleurs de lys in an escutcheon surmounted by a crown. Below hang two balancing scales. Floor plan at center, the king's place marked in the upper left corner. Letters and numbers printed in the plate correspond to a key below framed in an elaborate cartouche explaining where and how each attending group would be positioned during the session. The plate is signed.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-205-12
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/kq41caac4b7-3ee0-4b8f-881f-2d4f7377b987
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-205-12