Plate 7, from "Livre D'architecture de Porte et Cheminees"
Artist and engraver D. Antoine Pierretz French
Publisher Nicolas Langlois French
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Plate 7 of a series of designs for doors and mantel pieces. This design presents a gate with two columns on each side, a frieze of husks and a pediment with dentils. The tympanum shows an oval medallion with the bust of a female, with trumpets and garlands of leaves. The acroteria are five statues of women dressed in the ancient greek manner.
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