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Différentes Pensées d'Ornements Arabesques a divers usages. Divisé en deux parties [...] Première Partie

Print
c. 1734-37 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bellay (after), 1 of 20 plates, including title plate, from the suite of 20 arabesque designs for hand screens, entitled 'Différentes Pensées d'Ornements Arabesques a divers usages. Divisé en deux parties A et B, de dix pièces chaque'. Paris, c.1734-37.


Object details

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Object type
TitleDifférentes Pensées d'Ornements Arabesques a divers usages. Divisé en deux parties [...] Première Partie (Suite title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Bellay (after), 1 of 20 plates, including title plate, from the suite of 20 arabesque designs for hand screens, entitled 'Différentes Pensées d'Ornements Arabesques a divers usages. Divisé en deux parties A et B, de dix pièces chaque'. Paris, c.1734-37.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 24.6cm
  • Width: 32.8cm
Object history
The suite can be dated specifically to c. 1734-37 - Bellay was active from 1734 and Huquier was based opposite the Grand Châtelet (as lettered on the plate) until 1737.
Bibliographic reference
Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p. 177, 54.1.
Collection
Accession number
E.849-1905

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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