Rococo Cartouches with Cupids

Artist and engraver Jeremias Wachsmuth German

Publisher Johann Georg Hertel German

1750–70

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Title: Rococo Cartouches with Cupids
Artist and engraver: Jeremias Wachsmuth (German, 1712–1771)
Publisher: Johann Georg Hertel (German, Augsburg ca. 1700–1775 Augsburg)
Date: 1750–70
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 7 7/8 × 11 13/16 in. (20 × 30 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 14 1/4 in. (24.4 × 36.2 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Object Number: 56.595.17
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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