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10.e Cah.er Chapiteau Composite. Chapiteau Ionique

Print
late 18th century (published)
Artist/Maker
Henri Salembier (artist)
Salembier (engraver)
Jacques-Louis Bance (publisher)
Place of origin
Paris (published)

Engraving; signed and titled. One of four plates forming a set of designs for capitals and friezes.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • 10.e Cah.er Chapiteau Composite. Chapiteau Ionique (series title)
  • Frise Antique (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
Engraved ornament print designed and engraved by Henri Salembier and published by Bance. One of four plates forming a set of designs for capitals. Paris, late 18th century.
Physical description
Engraving; signed and titled. One of four plates forming a set of designs for capitals and friezes.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 20.5 to 21cm
  • Plate width: 31.9 to 32.5cm
  • Paper height: 24.4 to 24.6cm
  • Paper width: 36.7 to 37.3cm
Taken from Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
Style
French School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Sallembier del. et sculp. / Publié par Bance ainé' (Signed)
  • 'CHAPITEAU CORINTHIEN. CHAPITEAU DORIQUE' (Titled)
Subjects depicted
Engraved Ornament
Capitals
Friezes
Bibliographic references
  • Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
  • Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller’s catalogue.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.722-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
Record URL
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