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Designer:
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786  Search this
Print Maker:
Pierre-Gabriel Berthault, French, 1737–1831  Search this
Publisher:
Esnauts et Rapilly, French, active 1766 – 1804  Search this
Medium:
Etching on laid paper
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Published in:
Paris, France
Date:
1778
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Six designs for medallions or frames, oval and round, decorated with moldings and topped with trophies. The ornament and motifs include laurel leaves, ribbon, scrolling acanthus leaves, foliate branches, flowers, festoon of leaves, lute, horn, sheets of music, basket of fruit, shovel, palette, paint brushes, and an easel. The plate is numbered and signed.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-389-90
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/kq41e290451-3677-424d-8711-de66a0339c13
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-389-90