Louis-Gustave Taraval, French, 1738 – 1794 Search this
Designer:
Louis Bosse, French, active ca. 1767 – 1777 Search this
Publisher:
Louis François Ollivier, French, 1752 – 1810 Search this
Medium:
Etching and hand colored watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 41.5 × 26.1 cm (16 5/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Platemark: 32.6 × 26.1 cm (12 13/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Image: 31.3 × 18 cm (12 5/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Made in:
France
Published in:
Paris, France
Date:
ca. 1791
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for a stove heater decorated with neoclassical motifs in the form of a pedestal sculpted in relief with griffins in the corners, and a flaming snake handled vase on the center, with running pattern moldings of fluting, egg, leaves, and laurel leaves tied with ribbon. The plan view is included below the design. The plate is signed and hand colored in watercolor.