File:Print, Floral and Acanthus Leaf Design, 1740 (CH 18222989).jpg

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English: Print, Floral and Acanthus Leaf Design, 1740   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Engraved by Gabriel Huquier
Title
English: Print, Floral and Acanthus Leaf Design, 1740
Description
English: Large ornament design consisting of swirling acanthus leaves, known as raffle leaves, forming C and S scrolls. Amongst the leaves are clusters of flowers with their natural foliage.
Date 1740
date QS:P571,+1740-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium etcher on white laid paper
Dimensions 47.8 x 32.7 cm (18 13/16 x 12 7/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1921-6-213-4
Credit line Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Notes
  • Type: Print
  • Inscribed: Inscribed on plate, upper left: A; upper right: 4; lower left: Peirotte in; lower right: huquier Sculp et ex a Paris rue des Mathurins C.P.R.; written on plate in graphite, verso: les 6 feuilles/(unreadable, see object); written on mount in graphite, upper right: n° 4
  • Period: Rococo
  • Country: France
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