Two variants for a design of a fireplace topped with a bust in profile of an imperator within a medallion and a putto on the left-hand version of the design, from Cheminées à la française, plate 2, bound in Oeuvres. Vol. I
Jean Le Pautre French
Publisher Pierre Mariette le fils French
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This print is bound in Volume I of Oeuvres. Jombert published his collection of Le Pautre in 1751. Volume I contains "desseins... pour la décoration des maisons, etouches, edifices;." This print is part of a series of six plates depicting fireplaces in the French style. The series was published by Saint-Martin, by Jean II Leblond, by Mierre Mariette, and the three first plates were republished by Jombert in 1751. The first three plates are bound in this album.