Design for a Garden Parterre of Cut Grass and Colored Gravel, from "Nouveaux Livre de Parterres," in Oeuvres Du Sr. D. Marot..., The Hague: Chez Pierre Husson, c.1702
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752 Search this
Etcher:
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752 Search this
Medium:
Etching on cream laid paper
Dimensions:
27.5 x 18.5 cm (10 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.), plate
33.8 x 22.5 cm (13 5/16 x 8 7/8 in), sheet
Type:
architecture
Print
Object Name:
Print
Made in:
France
Date:
ca. 1702
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Symmetrical arrangement of parterres de broderie in desgin of fleur-de-lis and cartouches. The spaces between filled witih colored sand or gravel. At upper center, a reflective pool with fountain flanked by putti spewing water. Borders of vertical grass strips flanked by potted evergreens and bands of flowers.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund