Designer:

Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820  Search this

Print Maker:

Jacques Juillet, French, 1739- after 1784  Search this

Publisher:

Émilie-Louise Avaulez, French, active 1777 – 1779  Search this

Pierre-Michel Avaulez, French, active 1772 – d. 1777  Search this

Medium:

Etching on laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 46.1 × 29.8 cm (18 1/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

Platemark: 38.1 × 24 cm (15 × 9 7/16 in.)

Image: 36.4 × 21.3 cm (14 5/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

Object Name:

Print

Type:

Print

Made in:

France

Published in:

Paris, France

Date:

1777

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Two designs for funerary monuments (tombs) featuring obelisks, coffins, vases, incense burners, draped figures (mourners), pilasters, columns, smoke, military trophy (spears, flags, helmet, shield, leaves), drapery, oval profile portrait, and cartouches. The plate is signed and numbered.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-482-23

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48e0450ac-a8b4-48e9-90f0-12bb83df77b6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-482-23