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Design for the grillework entrance of Hotel du Gouverement at Metz, France
1770-1775
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
The central portion of the grille is composed of bars on which is superimposed the device of Louis XVI within a wreath. Above, a transom with acanthus rinceaux and a central medallion. Below, a line of rosettes and burning torches.
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- Title: Design for the grillework entrance of Hotel du Gouverement at Metz, France
- Date Created: 1770-1775
- Location Created: France
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, gouache on laid paper
- Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
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