Recueil d'Ornemens à l'usage des jeunes artistes
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1969
Catalogue
- Year
- 1777
- Medium
- Engraving, etching
- Dimensions
- Overall: 19 13/16 x 14 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. (50.3 x 36 x 3.8 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Gilles Paul Cauvet
Artist
Sculpture
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.
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Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Vase in the Center
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1770 · pen on chalk, ink, pencil, paper
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1760 · Pen and brown and gray ink, watercolor, heightened with white
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Record
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- Gilles Paul Cauvet
- Year
- 1777
- Medium
- Engraving, etching
- Dimensions
- Overall: 19 13/16 x 14 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. (50.3 x 36 x 3.8 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1777-336876
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified