Architectural Design
1757 (made)
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This is a Palladian style ink drawing of a design for a chimney-piece and over-mantel with an English Palladian form and rococo decoration. The fable of the Fox and the Cock from Aesop's fables is likely depicted on the over-mantle. It is signed by L. Snetzler and dated 1757.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | pen and ink and wash on paper |
| Brief description | L. Snetzler. Design for chimney-piece and over mantel in Palladian and Rococo style, British, c. 1757. |
| Physical description | Design for a chimney-piece and over-mantel with an English Palladian form and rococo decoration. The drawing has scored lines and is worked up in very high detail. The over- mantel has a medallion showing a scene with a mounted huntsman chasing a deer in the background and in the foreground a fox barking up at a cock perched on a tree. This may be the fable of the Fox and the Cock from Aesop's fables. The medallion is surrounded by scrolling acanthus leaaves and flower swags. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr. H. Simmonds |
| Object history | Historical significance: This is a very unusual drawing for an English Palladian style chimneypiece with rococo decoration. The scored lines and intricate detail in the drawing indicate that this was probably leading to a print. |
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| Summary | This is a Palladian style ink drawing of a design for a chimney-piece and over-mantel with an English Palladian form and rococo decoration. The fable of the Fox and the Cock from Aesop's fables is likely depicted on the over-mantle. It is signed by L. Snetzler and dated 1757. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1933, London: Printed under the Authority of the Board of Education 1934 |
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| Accession number | E.1042-1933 |
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| Record created | September 7, 2005 |
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