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Print

ca. 1740 to ca. 1756 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving; numbered. From a series of books of designs for furniture, interior decoration and architecture, each complete set consisting of four prints. Subjects include retables, coach gateways, confessionals, wall coverings, a library interior, church organs and porches.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Brief description
Engraved ornament print designed by François Cornille, engraved by Monchelet and published by François Chereau; From a series of books of designs for furniture, interior decoration and architecture; Paris, mid-18th century.
Physical description
Engraving; numbered. From a series of books of designs for furniture, interior decoration and architecture, each complete set consisting of four prints. Subjects include retables, coach gateways, confessionals, wall coverings, a library interior, church organs and porches.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 36.7 to 39cm
  • Paper width: 24.5 to 26cm
Taken from Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(Numbered)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
  • Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller’s catalogue.
Collection
Accession number
E.564-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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