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Elevation and Plan of a Carriage Entrance

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Design for the doors of a carriage entrance. The doors are decorated with ornament motifs including portrait relief, putti, flowers, and rocaille elements. The plate is numbered but not signed.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768
Print Maker
Karl Albert von Lespilliez, 1723–1796
Publisher
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Poilly, de, French, 1707 – 1780
Date
1745
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
Platemark: 35.8 x 23.6 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
Sheet: 44 x 28.6 cm (17 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
Type
interiors
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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