Designer:

Jean Démosthène Dugourc, French, 1749–1825  Search this

Print Maker:

Jean Démosthène Dugourc, French, 1749–1825  Search this

Publisher:

Jacques-François Chéreau, French, 1742–1794  Search this

Medium:

Etching on paper

Dimensions:

26 x 18.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)

Type:

albums (bound) & books

Bound print

Object Name:

Bound print

Made in:

Paris, France

Date:

1782

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Plate 6 of a series of 6 numbered plates. Symmetrically-designed panel with grotesques. At lower center, two crossed swords in shields over an ax. Swirling cartouches made of garlands at either side with sphinxes above. At upper center, two grotesque putti wearing battle helmets and carrying shields--crossed arrows at left and right. Ornamental decorations include armor, weapons, and symbols of war.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-298-6

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq435fc1099-9a77-409e-8cc1-8531fa031efa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-298-6