Circular designs for box lids, Plate 4
Plate 4 of a set of eight circular box lids designs with figures in landscapes. The plate accomodates two designs.
The design on the left shows a right-facing man offering a basket of flowers to his lover.
The design on the right shows a man romancing a woman while she has a baby on her lap and a young child at her feet. On the left side of the design, an older child is building a card tower.
The design on the left shows a right-facing man offering a basket of flowers to his lover.
The design on the right shows a man romancing a woman while she has a baby on her lap and a young child at her feet. On the left side of the design, an older child is building a card tower.
Artwork Details
- Title: Circular designs for box lids, Plate 4
- Publisher: Cuny François Daumont (French, Metz 1717–1768 Paris)
- Date: 18th century
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 5 9/16 × 11 in. (14.2 × 28 cm)
Sheet: 8 5/16 × 12 1/16 in. (21.1 × 30.7 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
- Object Number: 66.629.7(4)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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