Drawing
mid 17th century (made)
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Design for an iron gate, with elaborate decoration including scrolling foliage, caducei, dogs, griffins and grotesque faces. At each corner and midway up each side are bosses in the shape of lion's heads.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | pen and ink and wash drawing |
| Brief description | Design for iron gate in the Château de Maisons, pen and ink and wash, Jean Marot, France, mid 17th century |
| Physical description | Design for an iron gate, with elaborate decoration including scrolling foliage, caducei, dogs, griffins and grotesque faces. At each corner and midway up each side are bosses in the shape of lion's heads. |
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| Object history | This gate was designed for the Château de Maisons (now Château de Maisons-Lafitte). It may be the design for the ironwork and silver gate now in the Louvre, at the entrance to the Galérie d'Apollon. |
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| Associated object | E.1159-1908 (Version) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930. |
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| Accession number | E.2526-1929 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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