Designer:

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768  Search this

Print Maker:

Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German, 1723 - 1796  Search this

Publisher:

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768  Search this

Medium:

Engraving, etching on laid paper

Dimensions:

38.9 x 27.9 cm (15 5/16 x 11 in.)

Platemark: 34.4 x 21.1 cm (13 9/16 x 8 5/16 in.)

Object Name:

Bound print

Type:

Bound print

Made in:

Munich, Germany

Date:

1738–45

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

In landscape, large rocaille formation on ground, merman putto holds spear and with right hand gestures toward cartouche, framed by rocaille design depicting spears. On right, columned structure. Above, merman putto sits atop fountain structure in rocaille motif; above this, putto sits holding vase spewing water and trellis-like element reaching to the right structure, with hanging putto.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-282-18

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4903616c3-b28f-4fd5-89de-8d7731b2c362

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-282-18