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Designer:
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742  Search this
Print Maker:
Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772  Search this
Publisher:
Chez Huquier  Search this
Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772  Search this
Medium:
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Object Name:
Bound print
Type:
Bound print
Published in:
Paris, France
Date:
1749-1761
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Page with two plates printed next to one another. The left plate is a title page, with the text printed at the base of an altar. The altar has an oval rondel on the front with an angel holding a trumpet and a wreath. On top of the altar is a vase flanked by two helmets. The altar is carved with acanthus flourishes, masks, and mascarons. The right plate is a design for the porch of a church. The tall double doors have fluted, Corinthian columns on either side. The doors are carved with rocaille shell cartouches. At the top of the door is an ornamental clasp with a winged shell and garlands. At the overdoor is a carved dragon and incense lamps. The plates are signed with Huquier's name, and numbered.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-216-16
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/kq40905d340-3453-465f-8e82-53b9787bbdc4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-216-16