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Livre D'Ornemens Inventes & Dessines Par J. O. Meissonnier Architecte, dessinateur de la Chambre & Cabinet Du Roi

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

Title-page.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleLivre D'Ornemens Inventes & Dessines Par J. O. Meissonnier Architecte, dessinateur de la Chambre & Cabinet Du Roi (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
Title-page from a set of engravings entitled 'Livre D'Ornemens Inventes & Dessines Par J. O. Meissonnier Architecte, dessinateur de la Chambre & Cabinet Du Roi', taken from 'Oeuvre de Juste Aurèle Meissonnier'. Engraved by Laureolli and published by Gabriel Huquier, Paris, ca.1745.
Physical description
Title-page.
Dimensions
  • Average size of plates in set height: 11.7cm
  • Average size of plates in set width: 21.6cm
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
  • 'AParis chez Huquier ruë St. Jacque au coin de celle des Mathurins C.P.R.' 'Laureolli Sculp.' (Lettered)
  • '20' (Numbered)
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.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
  • Donnell, Edina. Juste Aurele and the Rococo Style. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. Dec, 1941, vo. 36, no. 12. pp. 254-260
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.158-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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