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
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.)

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Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier Etching Furniture Renaissance Rococo Table