Plate 1, from "Recueil de Vases analogues aux cinq ordres d'Architecture"

Engraver P. Nicolet French

18th century

Not on view

Plate 1 of a series of designs of vases in relation with the five architectural orders. This plate is the title page. It shows a rectangular tablet with the title on it. At the top of the tablet are vases and garlands and at the bottom and on the sides are others vases.

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Title: Plate 1, from "Recueil de Vases analogues aux cinq ordres d'Architecture"
Series/Portfolio: Recueil de Vases analogues aux cinq ordres d'Architecture
Artist: Guillaume Martin Couture (French, Rouen 1732–1799 Paris)
Engraver: P. Nicolet (French, 18th century)
Publisher: François II Chéreau (French, Paris 1717–1755 Paris) , Paris
Date: 18th century
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 9 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (23.1 × 18.1 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/4 × 9 13/16 in. (33.7 × 25 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1969
Object Number: 69.670.15(1)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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