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Oeuvres diverses de Lalonde décorateur et dessinateur

Print
c. 1775 - 1789 (Printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Lalonde (Designer)
Jacques-François Chéreau (Publisher)
Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Paris (Printed and published)

This engraving by Pierre-Gabriel Berthault shows various designs by Richard de Lalonde. They are from the volume Bordures et Cadres avec profil, published around 1785. The decorated mouldings are intended for picture frames and show a variety of motifs: husk and bead, guilloche with rosettes, waterleaf, beading and laurel leaves.


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Oeuvres diverses de Lalonde décorateur et dessinateur (Series title)
  • IVe Cahier D. Bordures et cadres avec profils (Suite title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Richard de Lalonde (after), plate from the 'Oeuvres diverse de Lalonde décorateur et dessinateur etc.', a series of 26 sets of 6 plates each, designs for interior decoration in the Louis XVI style.
Physical description
Print, design for a picture frame, engraving, mouldings decorated with husk and bead, guilloche with rosettes, waterleaf, beading and laurel leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.3cm
  • Width: 38.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
La Londe del Chereau Exc A.P.D.R Berthault Sculp
Gallery label
The full text of the label is as follows: "DESIGN FOR A PICTURE FRAME French, about 1785 Engraving by Pierre-Gabruek Berthault after Richard de Lalonde, from the set Bordures et cadres avec profil The decorated mouldings here are husk and bead, guilloche with rosettes, waterleaf, beading and laurel leaves. E.5175-1910"
Object history
The decorated mouldings here are husk and bead, guilloche with rosettes, waterleaf, beading and laurel leaves.
Production
From the set Bordures et Cadres avec profil
Subjects depicted
Husks
Beading
Guilloche
Rosettes
Water Leaf
Laurel Swags
Leaves
Frames
Summary
This engraving by Pierre-Gabriel Berthault shows various designs by Richard de Lalonde. They are from the volume Bordures et Cadres avec profil, published around 1785. The decorated mouldings are intended for picture frames and show a variety of motifs: husk and bead, guilloche with rosettes, waterleaf, beading and laurel leaves.
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p. 241, no. 66.
  • (Berlin II) Berlin Staatliche Museen, Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 1269.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1910, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1911
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5175-1910

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Record createdJuly 11, 2005
Record URL
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