File:Print, Design for Grotesque Ornament, ca. 1680 (CH 18475509).jpg

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Jean Bérain the Elder: English: Print, Design for Grotesque Ornament, ca. 1680   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Jean Bérain the Elder  (1640–1711)  wikidata:Q1373528
 
Jean Bérain the Elder
Alternative names
Jean Berain I
Jean Berain
Jean Bérain
Jean Berain the Elder
Jean Bérain the Elder
Description French designer, decorator, drawer and engraver
father of Jean Berain II
Date of birth/death 4 June 1640 (baptised) 24 January 1711 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Saint-Mihiel Paris
Work period 1655 Edit this at Wikidata–1711 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Paris Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q1373528
Title
English: Print, Design for Grotesque Ornament, ca. 1680
Description
English: Symmetrical pattern filled with airy grotesques arranged in two sections on sheet. Upper portion shows a jester seated on a throne under an arched lattice trellis. The lower section shows two medalions with cherubs, each flanked by seated figures. Additional ornament includes strapwork, lambrequins, acanthus tendrils and fanciful creatures.
Date circa 1680
date QS:P571,+1680-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium etching and engraving on white laid paper
Dimensions 38.6 x 24.3 cm (15 3/16 x 9 9/16 in. )
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1971-71-5
Credit line Bequest of Marian Hague
Notes
  • Type: Print
  • Country: France
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