Diverses Pieces de Serruriers, page 13 (recto)
Engravings by Jean I Berain, French, Saint-Mihiel 1640-1711 Paris and Gabriel Ladame, French, active 1645-68. Designs published by Francois Langlois after Hughes Brisville, French, born ca. 1633, active Paris 1663.
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Design is for a lock plate and is in the shape of a rectangle. Illustrated in the center of the design is a composite nude female and plant figure that is connected to coiling vines of leaves and flowers; this entire section sits upon a thin rectangular base. Below the top portion of the design is a hexagonal key hole that is surrounded by foliage elements and flanked at the sides by a circle containing a floral motif. At each corner of the design is a diverse foliage element.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design is for a lock plate and is in the shape of a rectangle. Illustrated in the center of the design is a composite nude female and plant figure that is connected to coiling vines of leaves and flowers; this entire section sits upon a thin rectangular base. Below the top portion of the design is a hexagonal key hole that is surrounded by foliage elements and flanked at the sides by a circle containing a floral motif. At each corner of the design is a diverse foliage element.
Artwork Details
- Title: Diverses Pieces de Serruriers, page 13 (recto)
- Artist: Jean Berain (French, Saint-Mihiel 1640–1711 Paris)
- Artist: Gabriel Ladame (French, active 1645–68)
- Artist: After Hugues Brisville (French, born ca. 1633, active Paris 1663)
- Date: ca. 1663
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 13/16 × 7 5/16 in. (27.5 × 18.5 cm)
Plate: 6 11/16 × 4 3/4 in. (17 × 12 cm) - Classifications: Albums, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014
- Object Number: 2014.95(13)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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