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Chimney with a Bacchanal over the Mantle from 'Grandes Cheminée'

Artist and engraver Jean Le Pautre French
Publisher Jean I Leblond French
ca. 1644–66
Not on view
Design for a chimney characterized by double terms on either side. Over the mantel an octagonal panel with a Bacchanal has been placed. The panel is surrounded by four ignudi holding up a heavy garland.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chimney with a Bacchanal over the Mantle from 'Grandes Cheminée'
  • Artist and engraver: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
  • Publisher: Jean I Leblond (French, ca. 1590–1666 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1644–66
  • Medium: etching [2nd edition]
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 15/16 × 8 7/16 in. (27.8 × 21.5 cm) [cropped partly within plate mark]
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.83(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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