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Two Upright Panels, Livre de Paneaux irréguliers (Book of Irregular Panels)

François de Cuvilliés, Carl Albert von Lespilliez1738

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Two designs for upright panels in Rococo style. Left panel: at bottom, a male figure holding a triton and a dragon perched upon rocaille scrollwork. Above, at center, a small landscape scene with two putti and an obelisk. Above, at top, additional scrollwork and ornament, a mask, and trees. Right panel: at bottom, a fishing scene; a putto holds a large net near a body of water; waterbirds perch upon the surface, their wings raised, several large fish below. Above, at center, a fountain scene with three putti, the figure at center wearing a cape and holding a staff, the putto at left blowing water through a conch shell. Above, at top, a wind blows a swath of drapery.

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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