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Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Vase with Two Putti in the Center

Etcher Le Roy
After Gilles Paul Cauvet French
ca. 1777
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Vase with Two Putti in the Center
  • Etcher: Le Roy
  • Artist: After Gilles Paul Cauvet (French, Aix 1731–1788 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1777
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/4 x 15 13/16 in. (12.1 x 40.2 cm)
    Plate: 3 15/16 × 15 1/2 in. (10 × 39.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.136.270
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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