Design for the Grand Trianon at Versailles

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Attributed to
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The sculptured group of a fountain is shown against a paved terrace with some plans at right. The water pours from the eyes and the mouth of a sea monster to which two mermen cling.
Reverse: a part of a plant ornament; graphite.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
ca. 1766
Accession Number
1911-28-27
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
architecture
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Graphite, pen, brush and wash with black ink on laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 25.3 x 18 cm (9 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
made in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1911-28-27
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f91d66ca-c8ac-448e-be13-1918179c4456
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