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Divers Ornemens de feuillages en forme de Panneaux a l'Usage de Ceux qui excercent le Dessein, Plate 1

Paul Androuet Ducerceau French
Publisher Francois de Poilly French

late 17th century

Not on view

Plate 1 of a series of models of foliage panels for draftsmen. This plate is characterized by foliated and floriated scrolls on either side of a plinth supporting an oval frame topped by a mask, ribbons and cornucopias.

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Title: Divers Ornemens de feuillages en forme de Panneaux a l'Usage de Ceux qui excercent le Dessein, Plate 1

Artist: Paul Androuet Ducerceau (French, 1623–1710)

Publisher: Francois de Poilly (French, Abbeville 1623–1693 Paris)

Published in: Paris

Date: late 17th century

Medium: Etching

Dimensions: Plate: 6 15/16 × 9 11/16 in. (17.6 × 24.6 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 11 15/16 in. (20.7 × 30.4 cm)

Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture

Credit Line: Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1968

Accession Number: 68.585(1)

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France, 1600-1800 A.D.

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