Two variants for tables and mirrors with Diana and Actaeon on the mirror, plate 2 from 'Livre de miroirs, tables, et guéridons', bound in "Oeuvres", Vol. I
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 designs for mirors, tables, and pedestals. The series was published by Jean le Pautre, by Etienne Gantrel, republished by Nicolas Lanclois in his Architecture à la mode, and by François de Poilly or his widow.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two variants for tables and mirrors with Diana and Actaeon on the mirror, plate 2 from 'Livre de miroirs, tables, et guéridons', bound in "Oeuvres", Vol. I
- Series/Portfolio: Livre de miroirs, tables et guéridons
- Artist: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
- Publisher: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
- Published in: Paris
- Date: 17th century
- Medium: Etching; first state of two ( (Préaud)
- Dimensions: Sheet: 11 × 7 1/16 in. (28 × 18 cm)
Plate: 8 7/8 × 6 in. (22.5 × 15.3 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
- Object Number: 33.84(1.193)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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