Design for panel with carved trophies

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Gilles Paul Cauvet, French, 1731–1788
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A crouching lion holds a sphere in its right forepaw at the foot of a palm tree, to which arms are fastened and topped by a legionary eagle.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
1750–75
Accession Number
1911-28-11-a
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and Chinese ink, black chalk, brush and watercolor
Dimensions
42.2 × 13.2 cm (16 5/8 × 5 3/16 in.)
Place
France
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Record ID
chndm_1911-28-11-a
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42a245f24-c805-46ee-87b6-f875ce43458c
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