Trophée médallique, maritime et naval, plate 2 from "Trophées médalliques des seigneurs de Rostaing"
This print is part of a suite of fifteen plates dating to 1661, dedicated to the Rostaing family by Henry Chesneau. In this print at center is a large female figure surrounded by ships. At her left and right are pillars in ornamented with shells, putti, and dolphins topped with the Rostaing coat of arms. At upper left is a protrait of Ramond de Rostaing.
Artwork Details
- Title: Trophée médallique, maritime et naval, plate 2 from "Trophées médalliques des seigneurs de Rostaing"
- Series/Portfolio: Trophées médalliques de seigneurs de Rostaing
- Artist: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
- Date: 1661
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Mount: 20 3/8 × 14 1/2 in. (51.7 × 36.8 cm)
Sheet: 14 5/16 × 10 in. (36.4 × 25.4 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
- Object Number: 53.600.28(3)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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