Air, from a Series of Vertical Panels with Modern Grotesques and the Four Elements, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
Vertical panel with a cartouche depicting the personification of air sitting on a cloud and holding the royal insignia, above a variety of birds gathered below. Around this scene, a variety of grotesques and ornaments, including the arms of England at top center. From an untitled series of six prints with designs for upright panels with modern grotesque decorations. Two prints each show two panels with candelabra grotesques. The other four are devoted to panels representing the four elements.
Artwork Details
- Title: Air, from a Series of Vertical Panels with Modern Grotesques and the Four Elements, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
- Series/Portfolio: Four Elements
- Artist: Daniel Marot the Elder (French, Paris 1661–1752 The Hague)
- Publisher: Published by Pierre Husson , The Hague
- Published in: The Hague
- Date: published 1703 or 1712
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 13 7/16 × 8 5/16 in. (34.2 × 21.1 cm)
Plate: 13 1/4 × 7 9/16 in. (33.6 × 19.2 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.4(47)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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