Livre de Legumes
Print
ca.1745 (published)
ca.1745 (published)
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Plate from a set with vegetable forms combined with fish, game, shells and scrolls.
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Title | Livre de Legumes (series title) |
Materials and techniques | Engraving |
Brief description | Plate from a set of engravings entitled 'Livre de Legumes', taken from 'Oeuvre de Juste Aurèle Meissonnier'. Engraved by Pierre-Quentin Chedel and published by Gabriel Huquier, Paris, ca.1745. |
Physical description | Plate from a set with vegetable forms combined with fish, game, shells and scrolls. |
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Object history | From '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. |
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Accession number | E.167-1967 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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