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Table de Cabinet., 6th Plate [Study for a Table], pl. 47 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier1748

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Study table showing two drawers with bearded grotesque mask at center, lock below. Cabriole legs decorated with cascade of acanthus leaves. Underneath table, a covered three-legged censor jar with dragon handles.

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  • Title: Table de Cabinet., 6th Plate [Study for a Table], pl. 47 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: G; upper right: 47; lower left: J.A. Meissonnier inv.; lower right: Huquier Sculp. et ex. rue St. Jacque. C.P.R.; lower center: Table de Cabinet.
  • Dimensions: 18.4 x 27.3 cm (7 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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