Plate 6, from "Six Greek Tables & Clocks" (Six Tables Grecques & Pendules), Plate 6
Plate 6 from a series of six designs for tables and clocks. This design shows a clock characterized by a figurative round medallion. Two seated female figures support the structure on their shoulders while holding garlands of leaves.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate 6, from "Six Greek Tables & Clocks" (Six Tables Grecques & Pendules), Plate 6
- Series/Portfolio: Six Greek Tables & Clocks (Six Tables Grecques & Pendules)
- Artist and engraver: Juste Nathan Boucher (French 1736–1782)
- Publisher: Marguerite Caillou Chéreau (French, active Paris, 1714–57)
- Date: ca. 1755–67
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Plate: 6 9/16 × 4 in. (16.7 × 10.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (21.4 × 13.6 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1954
- Object Number: 54.512.3(6)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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