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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Engraved vertical ornament panel with arabesque scrollwork, winged sphinxes, a lion, and a seated figure in a medallion.

Arabesque Design

Charles Normand, 1780

Engraved elevation of an ornate side table with trophy decoration, garlands, and a scale bar, on a book page.

Elevation and Plan of a Table

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a cap, flanked by a sword, axe, and crowned helmet, with a lion below.

Portrait of Olivier de Clisson (1336-1407)

Alexis Loir, 1710

Engraved plate showing two cylindrical rococo etui designs with domed lids, scrollwork and floral ornament, numbered 3.

Etuis Designs

Pierre Moreau, 1770

Engraved page with six ornamental letter designs, each framing cherubs, figures, urns and garden scenes in rococo style.

Designs for the Letters S, T, U, V

Jean Baptiste Piauger, 1760

Engraved architectural floor plan of the Hôtel d'Argouge with a central courtyard, staircases, and a scale bar, on a book pag

Print - Jean Marot

Hand-colored print of a trophy of musical instruments tied with purple ribbon, surrounded by sprigs of leaves and red berries

Print - Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Engraved design for a dining room buffet with rococo mirror frame, console table, and marble fountain beside a paneled wall.

Print - Nicolas Pineau, 1720

Nicolas Pineau, 1720

Engraved plate of four furniture designs: a fire screen, a side-view armchair, an upholstered armchair, and a pivot screen.

Print - Aubert Henri Joseph Parent

Aubert Henri Joseph Parent

Etching of a wooded landscape with tall trees, rolling hills, and two figures resting beside a grazing animal in the foregrou

Print - Anthonie Waterloo, 1610

Anthonie Waterloo, 1610

Print - Alphonse Alexandre Leroy, 1820

Alphonse Alexandre Leroy, 1820

Engraved plate of a rococo fireplace and paneled wall with ornament, below a scene of carpenters working in an interior.

Print - Jacques-François Blondel

Jacques-François Blondel

Engraved ornamental print with a central cartouche, scrolls, floral motifs and pendant drops, signed Hans Collaert.

Print - Flemish Hans Collaert the Elder

Flemish Hans Collaert the Elder

Engraved architectural plate with elevation, sections and floor plan of a riding school with an oval arena and stables.

Print - Jean-Charles Krafft, 1800

Jean-Charles Krafft, 1800

Engraved ornamental plate with two birds on floral garlands above a flower basket suspended between scrolled brackets.

Print - Pierre Ranson

Engraved French title page with a draped curtain, putti, a winged figure and classical columns framing the book's title text.

Print - Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1760

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1760

Engraved ornamental design with a central oval medallion of mythological figures, surrounded by garlands, shells, and masks.

Print - Jean Le Pautre

Engraved title page with a cornucopia, flowers, a beehive and bees above clouds, with French lettering below.

Title Page

Jean-Jacques Bachelier, 1760

Engraved floral tailpiece of a bouquet of roses and poppies tied with a ribbon, with trailing sprigs below.

Floral Tailpiece

Jean-Jacques Bachelier, 1760

Engraved page with two floral tailpiece ornaments: a fruit and blossom sprig above and a rose garland below, in a bound book.

Two Tailpieces or Fleurons

Jean-Jacques Bachelier, 1760

Engraved plate of a rococo fireplace with ornate paneling, putti, and candelabra, plus plan drawings below.

Plate 2, "Decoration de cheminée pour un grand Apartement"

Jacques-François Blondel, 1710

Etched rococo cartouche with a blank center, scrolls and shells, framed by columns, a statue and flowering urns.

Cartouche decoré

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved rococo arch and fountain design with a statue of Diana, cherubs, an eagle, and garden trees behind.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Diana

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Etched print of an ornate rocaille arch framing a statue of Venus, with cherubs, garlands and a fountain beside it.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Venus and Amor

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved rococo fountain design with a scrolled arch, three figures on a basin, cascading water, staircase and sculpted urn.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Three Graces

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche with an empty central panel, a tall fountain with a reclining figure, putti, and garden urns.

Cartouche representant fontaine et jardinages

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche surrounded by fountains, cascading water, a pouring putto and scrolling ornament.

Cartouche representant des sujets d'eau

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraving of an empty rococo cartouche below a pyramid fountain with cherubs, a garden urn and a statue.

Cartouche decoré d'une fontaine en piramide

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche with trophies and a pyramid, with a seated winged figure playing a trumpet beside it.

Cartouche avec des trophées et piramide

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved vertical ornamental panel with putti, scrolling foliage, an urn marked Amour, and draped figures on clouds.

Panel Design

Claude Louis Desrais, 1780