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Plate 14 from the series 'Livre Nouveau de Morceaux de fantasie'

Engraving
1752 - 1754 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cuvilliés, Jean Francois De (I) (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)

Engraving

Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Engraving
TitlePlate 14 from the series 'Livre Nouveau de Morceaux de fantasie' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Jean François de Cuvilliés, plate 14 from the series 'Livre Nouveau de Morceaux de fantasie', ornament print. Engraving, French, 18th century.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Maximum height: 34.3cm
  • Maximum width: 20.4cm
Measured by R Hibbard 23 April 2008.
Object history
Bought in 1871. No vendor given.
Bibliographic references
  • Droth, Martina (ed.), Taking Shape: Finding Sculpture in the Decorative Arts, Leeds, Henry Moore Institute, 2009.
  • Lambert, Susan (ed.) Pattern & Design: Designs for the Decorative Arts 1480-1980 London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983
  • Peter Ward Jackson, Some Main Streams and Tributaries in European Ornament from 1500 to 1750, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1969, 30.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
24894:14

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Record createdApril 23, 2008
Record URL
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