Ceiling decoration with Hercules and the Hydra, from Plafonds modernes, plate 4

published ca. 1651

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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 deicting new ceiling decorations. The series was published by Pierre II Mariette around 1656-57 and was republished by Jombert in 1751.

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Title: Ceiling decoration with Hercules and the Hydra, from Plafonds modernes, plate 4
Series/Portfolio: Plafonds modernes
Artist: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
Publisher: Jean I Leblond (French, ca. 1590–1666 Paris)
Published in: Paris
Date: published ca. 1651
Medium: Etching; first state of two (Préaud)
Dimensions: Mount: 10 1/16 × 20 1/2 in. (25.6 × 52 cm)
Sheet: 5 1/8 × 7 5/16 in. (13 × 18.6 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.600.13(2)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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