Print Maker:

Noël Le Mire, French, 1724–1800  Search this

Publisher:

François Blondel, French, 1681–1756  Search this

Marguerite Caillou Chéreau, French, active 1729–1755  Search this

Medium:

Engraving on laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 62.9 × 88 cm (24 3/4 × 34 5/8 in.)

Platemark: 46.7 × 82.5 cm (18 3/8 × 32 1/2 in.)

Image: 45.2 × 81.4 cm (17 13/16 × 32 1/16 in.)

Object Name:

Bound print

Type:

Bound print

Made in:

France

Date:

1751

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Chariot drawn by eight horses. The chariot is topped by an altar, at which a winged cupid holding a shield with the profile portraits of the Louis Dauphin and Marie-Josephe of Saxony lights a fire. Billowing clouds and flying putti surround the chariot. Musicians are seated at the front of the chariot.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-207-25

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4813f7a5a-0f9d-48ea-96a3-c3e02b7991e9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-207-25