Partie des Ornées de la Carte Chronologique du Roy faite en 1733 [Part of the Ornamentation of the 1733 Chronology (Old Testament) for the King], pl. 35 in Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier1748

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Elaborate ornamental design comprised of three separate cartouches, decorated with garlands of fruits and flowers. At upper right, cartouche containing inscription: SIXIEME LIVRE/Des Oeuvres de J.A. Messonnier/Gravé par Huquier.

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Title: Partie des Ornées de la Carte Chronologique du Roy faite en 1733 [Part of the Ornamentation of the 1733 Chronology (Old Testament) for the King], pl. 35 in Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier
Creator: Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
Creator Lifespan: 1695/1750
Date Created: 1748
Type: Print
Rights: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium: Etching on off-white laid paper
Provenance: Jean Léon Decloux (Decloux 173)
Paper Support: Off-white laid paper
Inscribed: Inscribed on plate, upper left: F; upper right: 35; lower center: Partie des Ornées de la Carte Chronologique du Roy faite en 1733./A Paris chés Huquier, rue St. Jacques au coin de celle des Mathurins, C.P.R.
Dimensions: 22 x 37.5 cm (8 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.)

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