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Fan leaves, Third and fourth plates of the set, "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens, inventés et gravés par Nicolas Loire"

Catalog Data

Engraver:
Alexis Loir, French, 1640 - 1713  Search this
After:
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.
Accession Number:
1944-16-8-1
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/kq4831e47a4-c1f1-4011-82ff-8da4873fad49
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1944-16-8-1