St. Aignan Evêque d'Orleans Bas-relief de Sculpture en argent exectué par l'auteur sur la Chasse de St Aignan d'Orleans
Print
ca.1745 (published)
ca.1745 (published)
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Plate depicting a design for a relief in silver, for the tomb of St. Aignan.
Object details
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| Title | St. Aignan Evêque d'Orleans Bas-relief de Sculpture en argent exectué par l'auteur sur la Chasse de St Aignan d'Orleans (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Plate depicting a design by Juste Aurèle Meissonnier for a relief on the shrine of St. Aignan, bishop of Orleans. Engraved by Pierre Chenu, and published by Gabriel Huquier ca.1745. |
| Physical description | Plate depicting a design for a relief in silver, for the tomb of St. Aignan. |
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| 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. This plate is one of two, depicting designs for silver reliefs for the shrine of St. Aignan, bishop of Orleans. The shrine was commissioned by the Chapter of Saint Aignan of Orleans in 1725 and completed in 1730. The reliefs were consigned to the Mint in 1793. |
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| Associated object | E.256-1967 (Set) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968. |
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| Accession number | E.257-1967 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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