Recueil de Vases analogues aux cinq ordres d'Architecture, Plate 1

Engraver Engraved by P. Nicolet French
Publisher Published by François II Chéreau French
18th century
Not on view
Plate 1 of a series of designs of vases in relation with the five architectural orders. This plate is the title page. It shows a rectangular tablet with the title on it. At the top of the tablet are vases and garlands and at the bottom and on the sides are others vases.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Recueil de Vases analogues aux cinq ordres d'Architecture, Plate 1
  • Artist: Guillaume Martin Couture (French, Rouen 1732–1799 Paris)
  • Engraver: Engraved by P. Nicolet (French, 18th century)
  • Publisher: Published by François II Chéreau (French, Paris 1717–1755 Paris) , Paris
  • Date: 18th century
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 9 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (23.1 × 18.1 cm)
    Sheet: 13 1/4 × 9 13/16 in. (33.7 × 25 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.670.15(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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