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:

Cross section of a three-story building showing the interiors on the left side of the plate and details of various moldings on the right. The interior features various decorative elements including panel trophies, carved and painted overdoors, allegorical paintings, and ornamental clasps of shells and mascarons. An inscription at the bottom of the page indicates that this is the cross section of the stables of the Palais Royal, the façade of which is illustrated on the title page of the series, 1921-6-216(62). The plate is signed and numbered, but it is trimmed on the right side.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-216-63

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f7b8fe88-5503-41c3-bd37-d806024ff72a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-216-63