Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Vase with Two Putti in the Center

Etcher Le Roy

After Gilles Paul Cauvet French

ca. 1777

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Vase with Two Putti in the Center
Etcher: Le Roy
Artist: After Gilles Paul Cauvet (French, Aix 1731–1788 Paris)
Date: ca. 1777
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/4 x 15 13/16 in. (12.1 x 40.2 cm)
Plate: 3 15/16 × 15 1/2 in. (10 × 39.4 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Object Number: 2012.136.270
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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