Marguerite Caillou Chéreau, French, active 1729–1755 Search this
Medium:
Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 62.7 × 45.4 cm (24 11/16 × 17 7/8 in.)
Platemark: 56.5 × 38 cm (22 1/4 × 14 15/16 in.)
Image: 55.7 × 37.3 cm (21 15/16 × 14 11/16 in.)
Object Name:
Bound print
Type:
Bound print
Made in:
France
Date:
1751
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Page of text with elaborate border decoration, printed on recto and verso. At the top of the border are the coats of arms of the Bourbon family of France and of Maria Teresa of Spain, surrounded by French lilies. At the bottom is a ship. The text on the recto introduces the production of the celebrations in honor of the marriage of Louis Dauphin and Maria Teresa; the text on the verso begins the description of the celebrations given on the first day, February 23, 1745.
