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Title Page to 'Livre Nouveau de Prinsipes D'Ornemens, tres facil. Pour apprendre a Dessigner.

Artist and publisher Nicolas Guérard French

ca. 1715–1725

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Title page to the series 'Livre Nouveau de Prinsipes d'Ornemens', consisting of seven plates of rudimentary ornament designs to instruct (young) artists in how to design and delineate ornaments.

Title Page to 'Livre Nouveau de Prinsipes D'Ornemens, tres facil. Pour apprendre a Dessigner., Nicolas Guérard (French, ca. 1648–1719 Paris), Engraving — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Title Page to 'Livre Nouveau de Prinsipes D'Ornemens, tres facil. Pour apprendre a Dessigner.

Artist and publisher: Nicolas Guérard (French, ca. 1648–1719 Paris)

Date: ca. 1715–1725

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Plate: 10 15/16 × 6 3/4 in. (27.8 × 17.1 cm)
Sheet: 14 13/16 × 9 5/8 in. (37.7 × 24.5 cm)

Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Accession Number: 49.69.17(1)

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