Three Sections of Cornices and Part of a Mirror Frame, from Nouveaux Liure d'Ornements, Pour Lutillitée des Sculpteurs et Orfeures, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
Vertical panel with one corner of a cornice across top and down the left side. Below, two additional sections of cornices, and a portion of a mirror below. The mirror is topped with a vase of flowers flanked by nymphs. From a series of six plates with designs for goldsmiths' work, furniture, and frames. The series was included in the collected works of Marot published in 1703.
Artwork Details
- Title: Three Sections of Cornices and Part of a Mirror Frame, from Nouveaux Liure d'Ornements, Pour Lutillitée des Sculpteurs et Orfeures, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
- Series/Portfolio: Nouveaux Liure d'Ornements, Pour Lutillitée des Sculpteurs et Orfeures
- 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 1/2 × 8 5/16 in. (34.3 × 21.1 cm)
Plate: 10 7/8 × 7 11/16 in. (27.7 × 19.5 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.4(130)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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