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Designer:
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682  Search this
Print Maker:
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682  Search this
Publisher:
Jean Le Blond, French, ca.1594 – 1666  Search this
Medium:
Etching on laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19.1 × 26.5 cm (7 1/2 × 10 7/16 in.)
Platemark: 13.3 × 19.2 cm (5 1/4 × 7 9/16 in.)
Image: 13 × 18.9 cm (5 1/8 × 7 7/16 in.)
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Published in:
Paris, France
Date:
ca. 1651
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Frontispiece with the publisher’s address and artist lettered in a central roundel cartouche framed by a festoon of laurel leaves, flanked by two female figures. Above a plinth with a classical portrait bust and more leaves. The central roundel is within a garden wall, with balustrades, sculptures, and figures. Trees and clouds in the background. The scene is framed.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-341-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4bcd6daf9-0078-4fe2-8e6a-385148dce166
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-341-1