Two Vertical Panels, with Minerva on a Throne at Left and a Grotesque Candelabra at Right, from Second Liure d'Ornements, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
Two vertical panels with grotesques. At left, a wider panel, with a dome supported by terminal figures under which Minerva sits on a throne. Above, a bust of Diana beneath a canopy with the initials of William III. At right, a narrower panel with a vessel on a pedastal at bottom and a zephyr above. From a series of six prints with designs for horizontal and vertical wall panels with modern grotesque decorations. The series was first published by the artist in 1702.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two Vertical Panels, with Minerva on a Throne at Left and a Grotesque Candelabra at Right, from Second Liure d'Ornements, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
- Series/Portfolio: Second Liure d'Ornements
- Artist: Daniel Marot the Elder (French, Paris 1661–1752 The Hague)
- Publisher: Published by Pierre Husson , The Hague
- Published in: The Hague
- Date: published 1702–12
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (34.3 × 21 cm)
Plate: 10 7/8 × 7 1/2 in. (27.6 × 19 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.4(54)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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