Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96 Search this
Print Maker:
Augustin Nicolas Foin, French, 1726–c. 1759 Search this
Publisher:
Jacques-François Chéreau, French, 1742–1794 Search this
Medium:
Etching on off-white laid paper
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Published in:
Paris, France
Date:
1775-1788
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
The plate is divided into two, with a vase on a pedestal in the upper half, and a burner on a pedestal in the lower half. The vase at top is ovoid, filled with flowers, and draped with garland. It sits on a wide, low pedestal that has a pinecone finial on the left side, and a frieze of swirling acanthus leaves. The burner on the lower half of the page is decorated with fluting and has a garland of leaves draped across it. A pinecone finial sits atop the low, wide pedestal at the right side; the pedestal is decorated with rondels and a draped garland of flowers. It has fluted feet. The plate is signed and numbered.
