Design for a Cartouche Evoking the Season of Autumn and The Chase

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Jacques de Lajoüe, French, 1687–1761
Engraver
Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Clusters of grapes, leaves, and gourds surround a cartouche with pedestal elements on either side. A top the cartouche a dog grabs the leg of a boar that is spewing water. At bottom left are two dogs. At bottom center is a grotesque mask.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
1740
Accession Number
1921-6-326-22
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ornament
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on white laid paper
Dimensions
Platemark: 24.4 x 20.9 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 34.5 x 24.3 cm (13 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
made in
France
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Record ID
chndm_1921-6-326-22
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d1ba2a4b-264b-46c0-a549-939745ee1421

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