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Print

ca.1745 (published)
Artist/Maker
Aveline, Pierre Alexandre (engraver)
Huquier, Gabriel (publisher)
Meissonnier, Juste-Aurèle (designer)
Place of origin
Paris (published)

Plate depicting a design for the frame of a painting, by Claude Boucher, of Christ on the Cross flanked by cherub heads. The design embodies emblems of the Flagellation and Passion.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Interiors
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Etched and engraved
Etching
Engraving
Brief description
Plate depicting a design for the frame of a painting, by Juste Aurèle Meissonnier. Engraved by Pierre-Alexandre Aveline, and published by Gabriel Huquier, ca.1745.
Physical description
Plate depicting a design for the frame of a painting, by Claude Boucher, of Christ on the Cross flanked by cherub heads. The design embodies emblems of the Flagellation and Passion.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.1cm
  • Width: 20.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968
Style
Rococo
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J. A. Meissonnier inv. P. Aveline Sculp. AParis chez Huquier rue St. Jacques au coin de celle des Mathurins C.P.R.' (Lettered)
  • 'C' (Lettered within the design)
  • '118' (Numbered)
Object history
From the 'Oeuvre de Juste Aurèle Meissonnier', a volume of engravings after the works of the French designer, architect and goldsmith, Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750). These were issued in three editions between 1742 and 1750. The designs of Meissonnier had previously been published in printed sets or cahiers by Chereau the publisher, and were advertised in the Mercure in March 1734.
Subjects depicted
Frame
The Flagellation
The Passion
Association
Boucher, Claude
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.261-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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