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Engraved title page with two chinoiserie figures, feathery parasol-like foliage, and a draped cartouche reading Cahier de Par

Cahier de Parasols Chinois

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Engraved pendant design with an armored figure in a central niche, scrollwork ornament, ribbon bow and hanging drops, on a bo

Pendant Design

Flemish Hans Collaert the Elder, 1580

Engraved sheet with three ornamental friezes of scrolls, fruit, a female face, and a flower basket.

Frieze, from the set, "Ornemens à la Mode"

Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau the Elder, 1640

Engraving of a rococo fountain in scrolled ornament, with a standing man at left and a seated woman in a wide gown at right.

Le Rendez-vous

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Engraved plate of six neoclassical pedestal and column designs with garlands, fluted shafts and Corinthian capitals.

Modèles de Guéridons, Guaines, Piédouches, Vases, à l’Usage de Bâtimens et Jardins

Flemish Jean-François de Neufforge, 1760

Etched design of an ornamental urn with figure supports, garland swags and scrolled foot on a book page.

Ornamental Vase Design

Charles Leviez, 1770

Engraved chimney piece design with winged figures holding a crown, a battle roundel, flanking candelabra, and a scale bar in

Chimney Piece Design

D. Antoine Pierretz, 1650

Engraved design of an antique dome with a sundial, putti, urns and a bowed female figure atop a pedestal.

Essai d’un Dome Antique terminé dun Piedestal amortize d’une figure pedestre

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1760

Engraving of Saint John the Baptist holding a cross staff and a book with a lamb, standing in a wooded landscape with a halo.

Saint John the Baptist

Francesco Villamena, 1620

Engraved plate of ornamental designs for porringer handles, lids, and knobs, with scrolls, shells, and dolphins.

Ornament Designs for use on Porringer’s (Shallow Bowls), Lids, and Handles

Masson, 1710

Engraved floor plan of the Château de Fayelles showing symmetrical wings, a courtyard with four garden quarters, and a scale

Plan du Chasteau de Fayelles

Jean Marot, 1630

Engraving of townspeople under an arcade, with a figure hoisted in a basket from a tower in the background.

The Poet Virgil Suspended in a Basket

Netherlandish Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Engraved rococo cartouche with a pastoral scene of a flute player, seated figures, a tree, and ruins.

Design for a Cartouche with Vignette

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved elevation of a paneled double door with a pediment, carved capitals, a threshold plan and a scale bar.

Design for a Door

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Engraved architectural plate showing plans, elevations and sections of two garden pavilions at Chantilly, with gothic arches.

Plans Coupes Elévations et detail des deux Chaumières au cidevant jardin de Chantilly/ par le Roy, Architect

Jean-Charles Krafft, 1810

Engraved allegory of painting and sculpture with palette, brushes, bust, putto, and a tablet inscribed La Peinture et la Scul

La Peinture et la Sculpture

Clément Pierre Marillier, 1780

Engraved plate of a Gothic window with swagged tasseled curtains, pointed arch, and foliate pilasters, with a feet scale bar.

Croisée Gothique Drapée

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Engraved plate of an ornate cupboard door flanked by pilasters with relief putti, with a scale bar and floor plan below.

Decoration d'une Porte à placards, traittée dans le même gout que la precedente

Jean Mariette, 1680

Engraved plate of Corinthian entablature sections with cornice, impost and archivolt profiles and a module scale bar.

Developpement de l'Entablement Corinthien avec Corniche, Imposte, Archivolte à l'usage des Portes et Fenêtres

Flemish Jean-François de Neufforge, 1760

Engraved portrait of Galileo Galilei, bearded man in dark dress and white collar, with dedication inscription below.

Portrait of Galileo Galilei (1562-1642)

Galgano Cipriani, 1800

Engraved plate with four rococo wrought iron designs: two balconies, a small balcony and a stair railing, with dense scrollwo

Four Designs for Decorative Ironwork

Jean Lamour, 1750

Engraved ornamental design with a central cartouche, scrolls, and foliate motifs for a headboard or backpiece.

Headboard and Backpiece Designs

Nicolas Guérard, 1710

Engraved print of a woman with downcast eyes holding a curved sword, with Latin verse inscribed below.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Claude Mellan, 1620

Red-toned print of a daybed alcove with swagged drapery, floral garlands, tassels, cushions and two cherubs.

Model de Lit de Repos pour Boudoir ou Alcove

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1780

Engraved grotesque panel with winged putti, grape vines, a central urn, female term figures and acanthus scrolls.

Grotesque with Putti and Grape Vines

Master of the Die, 1530

Etching of two chinoiserie figures on a seesaw above a rock, with foliage, tassels and a hanging canopy.

Plate 3, "Cahier de Blançoires Chinoises"

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1770

Engraved title page with an ornamental fountain, mascaron and sea creatures in a circular frame above a lettered cartouche.

Title Page

Edmé Bouchardon, 1730

Engraved plate of fourteen numbered tin objects, including ornate crosses, lidded vessels, lamps and a scrolled crozier.

Potier d’Étain Bimblotier

J.R. Lucotte, 1760

Engraved rococo frame design with empty oval center, floral garlands, scrolls and fruit with garden tools below.

Frame or Cartouche Design

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Engraved plate showing two ornate rococo altar candlesticks with scrolled feet, numbered 25.

Chandeliers d'autel

Pierre Germain, 1740