Designer:

Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796  Search this

Print Maker:

Laurent Guyot, French, 1756 - 1808  Search this

Publisher:

Laurent Guyot, French, 1756 - 1808  Search this

Medium:

Aquatint and etching on laid paper

Object Name:

Print

Type:

Print

Published in:

Paris, France

Date:

1788–89

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Arabesque ornament design featuring neo-classical grotesque motifs, scrolling acanthus leaves, festoons of flowers, rosettes, putti, the head of Apollo surrounded by sun rays, foliate branches, a lyre, and dragons. The plate is signed.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-337-8

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4aa2b9448-f48f-4525-972d-dcafa4d75077

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-337-8