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Nouveau Livre de Plafonds inventé par François de Cuvillies Conseiller et Architecte de S.A.S.E de Cologne

Print
18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Cuvilliés, François De (Designer)
Charles Albert De Lespilliez (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Design for a ceiling.


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Prints
Designs
Architectural Fittings
Object type
Print
TitleNouveau Livre de Plafonds inventé par François de Cuvillies Conseiller et Architecte de S.A.S.E de Cologne (Suite title)
Materials and techniques
etching
Paper (Fiber Product)
Etching
Brief description
François de Cuvilliés (after), 1 of 6 plates, including title plate, from the 'Nouveau Livre de Plafonds'. Etching.
Physical description
Design for a ceiling.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.375in
  • Width: 10.875in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Marks and inscriptions
  • C. A. de Lespilliez. Sc (signed)
  • F. de Cuvillies. In. et. del. (inscribed)
Subject depicted
Ceilings
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p. 163.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1371-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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