Canapé executé pour Mr. le Comte de Bielenski, from 'Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier'
Design for a canape executed for the interior of the palace of the Duke Bielenski (1735). The canape is characterized by heavily patterned upholstery with a palmette motif in the center. The canape is set against a wall with mouldings in the shape of C-volutes and rocaille motifs.
Artwork Details
- Title: Canapé executé pour Mr. le Comte de Bielenski, from 'Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier'
- Artist: Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (French, Turin 1695–1750 Paris)
- Engraver: Gabriel Huquier (French, Orléans 1695–1772 Paris)
- Publisher: Gabriel Huquier (French, Orléans 1695–1772 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1742–48
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Plate: 12 1/2 × 14 5/16 in. (31.7 × 36.4 cm)
Sheet: 22 3/4 × 17 in. (57.8 × 43.2 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
- Object Number: 18.62.5(51)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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[ca. 1735]
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Gabriel Huquier
ca. 1757–61
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