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Differents Desseins de Tabatières, deuxième planche [Different Designs for Snuff Boxes, second plate], pl. 50 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier

Catalog Data

Designer:
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750  Search this
Etcher:
Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772  Search this
Publisher:
Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772  Search this
Medium:
Etching on off-white laid paper
Dimensions:
29.4 x 19.7 cm (11 9/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
Type:
metalwork
Print
Object Name:
Print
Made in:
Paris, France
Published in:
Paris, France
Date:
1748
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Six rococo designs for snuffboxes. Top center: several figures standing in front of a balustrade, a figure (upper left) sitting next to a fountain; center cartouche: female figure in front of alter showing Solomonic columns, putti abound, central female figure holding reigns of a rearing horse.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-212-19-a
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45ea830cf-6aea-48c9-8be1-67c2803fffb6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-212-19-a