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Plate 2, from "Livre de Plusieurs Cartouches"

Publisher Jacques Van Merlen Flemish
1664
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Plate 2 of a series of cartouches. This design is characterized by an oval cartouche with a leaf-mascaron at the top and flowers at every corner.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plate 2, from "Livre de Plusieurs Cartouches"
  • Series/Portfolio: Livre de Plusieurs Cartouches
  • Artist: Albert Flamen (Flemish, born ca. 1620, active 1648–88)
  • Publisher: Jacques Van Merlen (Flemish, Antwerp 1616–1682 Paris)
  • Date: 1664
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 4 7/16 × 5 1/16 in. (11.3 × 12.9 cm)
    Sheet: 5 1/4 × 6 3/16 in. (13.3 × 15.7 cm)
    10 9/16 × 7 1/2 in. (26.8 × 19.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.540.15(62)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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