Cartouche with Hunting Motifs, Livre Nouveau de Morceaux de Fantaisie (New Book of Fantasy Pieces)

Carl Albert von Lespilliez, François de Cuvilliés1738–45

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

A dead horned animal, boar, hare, and stag lay in a rocaille form, decorated with horns, spear, putti, dog, hunting female figure; large tree at left and shield. Cornucopia with dead birds on right. On right begins border design leading above and left. Building in background.

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Title: Cartouche with Hunting Motifs, Livre Nouveau de Morceaux de Fantaisie (New Book of Fantasy Pieces)
Creator: François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German, 1723 - 1796
Date Created: 1738–45
Location Created: Munich, Germany
Publisher: François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Engraving on cream laid paper
Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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