Plate 3, from "Panels and Friezes for Sculptors and Painters" (Panneaux et Frisses propres aux Sculpteurs et Peintres)

ca. 1676

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Plate 3 of a series of designs for decorative panels and friezes. This design is characterized by a crenelated tower over a mask from which jut garlands and volutes of leaves supporting a crown. The frieze underneath presents volutes and flowers with a fleur-de-lys in the center.

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Title: Plate 3, from "Panels and Friezes for Sculptors and Painters" (Panneaux et Frisses propres aux Sculpteurs et Peintres)
Series/Portfolio: Panels and Friezes for Sculptors and Painters (Panneaux et Frisses propres aux Sculpteurs et Peintres)
Artist: Philippe Caffieri (Italian, Rome 1634–1716 Paris)
Publisher: Henri II Bonnart (French, Paris 1642–1711 Paris)
Date: ca. 1676
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 9 1/16 × 4 11/16 in. (23 × 11.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 9/16 × 7 1/2 in. (26.8 × 19.1 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.540.15(36)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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