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Berline à deux Fonds

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Plate 3, Folio 3 of a series of 13 prints of designs for carriages or coaches. Carriage decorated with rocaille motifs, shown in elevation, with details of the various parts at upper left and upper right. The body of the coach consists of painted panels with decorative mounts, likely executed in gilt bronze.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Jean-François Chopard, French, active 18th century
Print Maker
Jean-François Chopard, French, active 18th century
Publisher
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Poilly, de, French, 1707 – 1780
Date
ca. 1750
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
28.9 × 45.4 cm (11 3/8 × 17 7/8 in.)
Object Name
Bound print
Type
Bound print
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