Plate 4, from "Small Flower Motifs"

Artist and engraver Paul Androuet Ducerceau French

ca. 1670–85

Not on view

Plate 4 from an untitled series of six plates with designs of flower motifs, possibly meant for silk embroidery. This plate presents four flower motifs in two rows and includes a rose and daffodil in the upper row.

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Title: Plate 4, from "Small Flower Motifs"
Series/Portfolio: Small Flower Motifs
Artist and engraver: Paul Androuet Ducerceau (French, 1623–1710)
Publisher: Nicolas Langlois (French, Paris 1640–1703)
Date: ca. 1670–85
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 7 5/16 × 5 11/16 in. (18.6 × 14.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 in. × 7 9/16 in. (25.4 × 19.2 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.540.15(79)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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