Design for a City Gate in the Shape of a Triumphal Arch with a Single Opening Crowned with a Bas-Relief and Two Obelisks, from Desseins d'Arc de Triomphe, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
Horizontal panel with an arched opening at center, flanked by a semi-circular wall with busts set in niches and a row of statues at top. The opening is flanked by pairs of attached columns and is topped with a large bas-relief with a battle scene. Above this, a crowned monogram. Flanking the attic, armorial trophies with Minerva at left and Hercules at right, each set before an obelisk. Plate 6 from a group of five prints belonging to a series of six plates with designs for triumphal arches and city gates. With the exception of the title plate, all of the prints in the first series are numbered in the upper right corner.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for a City Gate in the Shape of a Triumphal Arch with a Single Opening Crowned with a Bas-Relief and Two Obelisks, from Desseins d'Arc de Triomphe, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
- Series/Portfolio: Desseins d'Arc de Triomphe
- 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: 8 7/16 × 13 1/2 in. (21.5 × 34.3 cm)
Plate: 7 3/8 × 11 1/16 in. (18.8 × 28.1 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.4(116)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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