A term holding a vase of flowers on his head at right, from Grotesques et mauresques à la romaine, plate 5, bound in Oeuvres. Vol. IV

Publisher Pierre Mariette le fils French

17th century

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This print is bound in Volume IV of Oeuvres. Jombert published his collection of Le Pautre in 1751. Volume IV contains "desseins d'ornemens et trophées d'armes;" This print is part of a series of six plates depicting grotesques and moresques in the Roman style. The series was published by Pierre II Mariette and was republished by Jombert in 1751.

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Title: A term holding a vase of flowers on his head at right, from Grotesques et mauresques à la romaine, plate 5, bound in Oeuvres. Vol. IV
Series/Portfolio: Grotesques et mauresques à la romaine
Artist: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
Publisher: Pierre Mariette le fils (French, Paris 1634–1716 Paris)
Published in: Paris
Date: 17th century
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (34 × 20 cm)
Plate: 8 3/4 × 6 in. (22.3 × 15.3 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Object Number: 33.84(4.150)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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