Artist:

Gilles Paul Cauvet, French, 1731–1788  Search this

Medium:

Red crayon on paper

Dimensions:

41.8 × 23.8 cm (16 7/16 × 9 3/8 in.)

Object Name:

Drawing

Type:

Drawing

Made in:

Paris, France

Date:

ca. 1775

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

A pedestal is supported by lion feet. upon it sit laterally winged, armless mermaids. In the middle rises a plant from which the upper part of the body of a child springs which supports an octagonal medallion with the figure of a woman. Two half figures of winged children sit upon the oblique sides of the medallion. Framing "moulds".

Credit Line:

Gift of H. O. Havemeyer

Accession Number:

1907-13-1

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45e9ccb82-7dd1-4774-af24-e0e9ef386f6a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1907-13-1