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Designer:
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768  Search this
Print Maker:
François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777  Search this
Publisher:
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Poilly, de, French, 1707 – 1780  Search this
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on paper
Object Name:
Bound print
Type:
Bound print
Made in:
Munich, Germany
Paris, France
Date:
18th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
View of a quarter of a vaulted ceiling. Within panels along edges, various seascapes with ships. At the corner, a winged male figure seizing a woman. At lower right, within the open space between framed panels, a farm scene with figures, a turkey, and a rooster. Domestic architecture in background at right. At left, within the open space between framed panels, a set of steps with terrace.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-282-72
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq473e5cf9c-c792-483c-92bf-903ecee09ea8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-282-72