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
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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
Print
Type
Print
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.)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d1ba2a4b-264b-46c0-a549-939745ee1421
Record ID
chndm_1921-6-326-22