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Print

after 1788 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An engraving depicting in the upper half a symmetrical design consisting of dragons, birds and scrolling foliage. In the lower half is a design for a fountain, showing two swans drinking from the water.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print by Jean Louis Prieur, plate 6 from the 'Xe Cahier d'Arabesques', Paris, after 1788
Physical description
An engraving depicting in the upper half a symmetrical design consisting of dragons, birds and scrolling foliage. In the lower half is a design for a fountain, showing two swans drinking from the water.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.875in
  • Width: 7.125in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'fay sc. Fay sculp' (Signed)
  • 'Prieure del' (Inscribed)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p. 256 (85).
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Accession number
E.379-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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