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Profil de deux Venteaux de la porte Cochere

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Design for a carriage door (double door). Each door decorated with panels, a geometric design at bottom. Above a transom, an arched decorative panel containing the profile of a male figure framed by putti. Scale at lower center.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768
Print Maker
Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German, 1723 - 1796
Publisher
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Poilly, de, French, 1707 – 1780
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768
Date
18th century
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium
Engraving on paper
Object Name
Bound print
Type
Bound print
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