Plate 3, from "Livre Nouveau de Prinsipes D'Ornemens, tres facil. Pour apprendre a Dessigner"

Artist and publisher Nicolas Guérard French

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Plate 3 of the series 'Livre Nouveau de Prinsipes d'Ornemens', consisting of a title page and seven plates of rudimentary ornament designs to instruct (young) artists in how to design and delineate ornaments. This plate consists of four friezes with designs made up out of C-volutes, bandwork, simple rocaille ornaments, floral garlands and acanthus leafs.

Plate 3, from "Livre Nouveau de Prinsipes D'Ornemens, tres facil. Pour apprendre a Dessigner", Nicolas Guérard (French, ca. 1648–1719 Paris), Engraving

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