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Designs for Two Commodes , from 'Livre de differents dessein de Comodes'

1745–56
Not on view
Two designs for commodes, placed one above the other. Each commode is combined with the outline of the entablature right below. According to the full title of this series, the commodes were to be executed in white with gilt mouldings.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Designs for Two Commodes , from 'Livre de differents dessein de Comodes'
  • Artist: Jean François Cuvilliés the Elder (German (born Belgian), Soignies 1695–1768 Munich)
  • Engraver: Carl Albert von Lespilliez (German, Nymphenburg 1723–1796 Munich)
  • Date: 1745–56
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 5/16 × 9 in. (33.8 × 22.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 29.58.32(56)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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