Design for a Cartouche Evoking the Season of Autumn and The Chase
Object Details
- Date
- 1740
- Designer
- Jacques de Lajoüe, French, 1687–1761
- Engraver
- Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Clusters of grapes, leaves, and gourds surround a cartouche with pedestal elements on either side. A top the cartouche a dog grabs the leg of a boar that is spewing water. At bottom left are two dogs. At bottom center is a grotesque mask.
- made in
- France
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Credit Line
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Accession Number
- 1921-6-326-22
- Type
- ornament
- Object Name
- Type
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Medium
- Engraving on white laid paper
- Dimensions
- Platemark: 24.4 x 20.9 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
- Sheet: 34.5 x 24.3 cm (13 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- chndm_1921-6-326-22
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