Plate 6, Livre de vases (Book of Vases)

Gabriel Huquier, François Boucher1738–72

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Folio 6, plate 6 of a series of 12. Design for a vase to be executed in metal, placed on a pedestal. Three putti figures support the vase on their backs. Decorating the vase, below the lid, are three lion’s masks connected by a festoon.

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Title: Plate 6, Livre de vases (Book of Vases)
Creator: François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
Date Created: 1738–72
Location Created: Paris, France
Publisher: Chez Le Pere et Avaulez, Paris, France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Etching on cream laid paper
Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

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François Boucher Gabriel Huquier Etching France Laid paper Rococo Vase