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Gilles Paul Cauvet

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WA-00118181

Sculpture

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1921-6-204-10
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Gilles-Paul Cauvet was a French ornamental sculptor and cabinet-maker. Born in Aix-en-Provence, he took part in the furnishing of the Palais-Royal in Paris and designed furniture in Louis XVI style.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (6)

Recueil d'Ornemens à l'usage des jeunes artistes

1777 · Engraving, etching

Overall: 19 13/16 x 14 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. (50.3 x 36 x 3.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Recueil d'Ornemens A l'Usage des Jeunes Artistes qui se destinent à la décoration des bâtimens

1777 · Etching, engraving

21 7/8 x 16 1/8 x 1 3/16 in. (55.5 x 41 x 3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Vase in the Center

1772 · Etching

Sheet: 4 7/16 x 15 7/8 in. (11.2 x 40.4 cm) Plate: 3 7/8 x 15 9/16 in. (9.8 x 39.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for a vase

1770 · pen on chalk, ink, pencil, paper

width: 111 cm, height: 220 cm

Rijksmuseum

Design for a Frieze with a Censer, Sphinxes and Acanthus Scrolls

1760 · Pen and brown and gray ink, watercolor, heightened with white

1 11/16 x 11 13/16 in. (4.3 x 30. cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Album with Designs for Ornament and Various Objects

1745 · Black and red chalk, graphite, pen and brown and black ink

Overall: 10 3/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 in. (26.4 x 19.4 x 2.5 cm.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Rijksmuseum
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Design for a vase
1770 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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