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Canapé executé pour Mr. le Comte de Bielinski Grand M.al de la Couronne de Pologne, en 1735.; Canapé exécuté pour le comte de Bielinski en 1735, 4th Plate
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier1735
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Design for settee in high-Louis XV style. Elaborately carved frame of shell motif, with leaves and flowers. Upholstery shows a swirling design, cartouches and flowers.
Details
- Title: Canapé executé pour Mr. le Comte de Bielinski Grand M.al de la Couronne de Pologne, en 1735.; Canapé exécuté pour le comte de Bielinski en 1735, 4th Plate
- Creator: Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
- Creator Lifespan: 1695/1750
- Date Created: 1735
- Type: Print
- Rights: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
- Medium: Engraving on white laid paper
- Provenance: Jean Léon Decloux (Decloux 173)
- Paper Support: White laid paper
- Inscribed: Inscribed on plate, upper left: Q; upper right: 94; lower left: J.A. Meissonnier, inv.; lower center: Canapé executé pour Mr. le Comte de Bielinski Grand M.al de la Couronne de Pologne, en 1735./A Paris chés Huquier ruë St. Jacques au coin de celle des Mathurins C.P.R.; lower right, Huquier Sculp.
- Dimensions: Platemark: 31.7 x 36.3 cm (12 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.)
- Bibliography: Peter Fuhring, "Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier and His Patrons," in Sarah Coffin et. al, Rococo, The Continuing Curve 1730-2008 (New York: Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2008), p. 31, fig. 8.
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