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Irlande et sa Religion, (Ireland and its Religion), portal design for plate 44 in the "Nouvelle iconologie historique"
Jean-Charles Delafosse1765
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
In the form of a portal, two caryatids support a pediment, with swags encasing a central medallion. Lower right, a drawing of religious attributes leans against the door.
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- Title: Irlande et sa Religion, (Ireland and its Religion), portal design for plate 44 in the "Nouvelle iconologie historique"
- Creator: Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734–1791
- Date Created: 1765
- Location Created: France
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and brush and black ink, wash, black chalk on white laid paper, pen and black ink framing lines
- Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
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