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Design for a Cartouche Representing Architecture
Gabriel Huquier, Jacques de Lajoue1740
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Cartouche representing an allegory of architecture. A young man, upper right, holds a plumb line, which is suspended from and architectural form. A ruler, compass, and architectural elements are on the ground. A mask surmounts the cartouche.
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- Title: Design for a Cartouche Representing Architecture
- Creator: Jacques de Lajoüe, French, 1687–1761, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
- Date Created: 1740
- Location Created: France
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Engraving on white laid paper
- Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
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