Designs for Beds in the Style of Antiquity

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Design for a bed in the style of antiquity with a design for a canopy at top. The bed is decorated with ornament motifs including urns, branches, and rosettes. The plate is signed and numbered.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96
Print Maker
Jean-Baptiste Fay, French, active 1765 – 1790s
Publisher
Pierre Jean, French, 1754–1829
Date
1780-1789
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium
Etching on off-white laid paper
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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