Fan leaves, Third and fourth plates of the set, "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens, inventés et gravés par Nicolas Loire"
Nicolas Pierre Loir, French, 1624 - 1679 Search this
Medium:
Etching, engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:
35.1 x 44.2 cm (13 13/16 x 17 3/8 in.)
Platemark: 21.7 x 43 cm (8 9/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
Type:
ornament
Print
Object Name:
Print
Made in:
France
Date:
ca. 1670
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Semicircular plates. An ovoidal medallion showing Arion riding over the sea and rises from an acanthus chalice. Paris of putti, of pedestals, of dolphins blowing water.