Designs for Cartouches

Carlo Marchionnimid- 18th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Vertical rectangle. Cartouches, formed by two trees and two dolphins, three birds flying above. Verso: cartouche formed by two trees with two children with fishtail legs riding upon dolphins below two children in clouds above. Alternative suggestion for the top with two flying birds.

Details

Title: Designs for Cartouches
Creator: Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786
Date Created: mid- 18th century
Location Created: Rome, Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Pen and sepia ink on laid paper; verso: pen and ink, graphite
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund

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