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Print

ca. 1774-1782 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of twenty-three etchings of designs for neo-classical ornament panels bound together in green vellum. The foredge of the volume has red staining.

Most feature either a vase or a perfume burner, figures and scrolling foliage. Two grotesque angels, their lower halves in the form of foliage, 'kneel' on either side of a winged head.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Print, etching of design for neo-classical ornament panels, by Juste-Nathan Boucher, France, ca. 1774-1782
Physical description
One of twenty-three etchings of designs for neo-classical ornament panels bound together in green vellum. The foredge of the volume has red staining.

Most feature either a vase or a perfume burner, figures and scrolling foliage. Two grotesque angels, their lower halves in the form of foliage, 'kneel' on either side of a winged head.
Dimensions
  • Page height: 20.2cm
  • Page width: 7.6cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mrs Charles Wrightsman
Object history
The book plate of E. Foulc inside the front cover shows that it once belonged to an important Parisian ornament print collector active in the last quarter of the 19th century.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Katalog der Oenamentstichsammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin. Berlin and Leipzig: Verlag für Kunstwissenschaft, 1939.
  • Livres d'architecture. Sales Catalogue. Hôtel Drouot. Paris, 03-06 June 1914. 1914, no. 192.
Collection
Accession number
E.63:10-2002

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Record createdJune 30, 2005
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