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Cartouche with Ruins and Columns, Livre Nouveau de Morceaux de Fantaisie (New Book of Fantasy Pieces)
François de Cuvilliés, Carl Albert von Lespilliez1738–45
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Lower section, large rocaille formation spewing water with reclining nude woman. Left, figure wrestling with ram. Above, ruins, figure with triton sitting atop entablature of two Corinthian columns, partial obelisk, decorative rocaille element on wall in tree-filled landscape. Left, figure growing out of tall plant holding fantastic border design.
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- Title: Cartouche with Ruins and Columns, 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 and etching on on white laid paper
- Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
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