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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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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

Engraved elevation of a paneled room wall with three arched doors and rococo scrollwork above, with a scale bar below.

Print - Jean Mariette, 1720

Jean Mariette, 1720

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 architectural design of a fountain with curved colonnades, sweeping stairs, and sculpted figures in a courtyard.

Print - Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

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

Etched landscape with a tall tree and dense foliage on the right, a field in the foreground, and birds in a cloudy sky.

Print - Charles Émile Jacque, 1850

Charles Émile Jacque, 1850

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

Engraved theatre program listing Fontainebleau court performances, framed by allegorical figures, cherubs and a central medal

Program for the Court Performances at the Fontainbleau Theater (Repertoire de Fontainbleau)

Louis Simon Lempereur, 1770

Engraved theatre program for Fontainebleau with allegorical figures, putti, garlands and a central medallion portrait.

Program of Fontainbleau Theater, October 13-November 17, 1777 (Repertoire de Fontainbleau)

Louis Simon Lempereur, 1770

Engraved rococo scene of a couple dining in an ornate room, with servants, wine bottles, and scrollwork borders.

L'Heure du Midi, from a set of the hours of the day

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Rococo engraving of a morning bedroom scene with a canopied bed, hunters, women at a table, and a hanging birdcage.

L'Heure du Matin, from a set of the hours of the day

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Engraved rococo interior with a dancing couple, musicians, and elegant guests gathered under a candlelit chandelier.

Le Temps De La Soirée, from a set of the hours of the day

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Engraving of a couple strolling in a rococo garden with fountain, cherubs, and a seated reader, captioned Le Temps de L'Après

Le Temps de L'Après-dîné, from a set of the hours of the day

François-Thomas Mondon, 1730

Etching of a mythological sea vessel with a dragon prow, armored soldiers, a tree on deck, and a trumpeting escort ship.

Calai e Zeti condotti da Borea et Oritia, from Vessels of the Wedding Celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in 1608, plate 5

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Etching of an ornate galley with a sea-monster prow, armored warriors, oars, and a seated sea goddess at the stern.

Peleo e Talamone argonauti condotti da Tetide, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of an ornate musicians' boat drawn by a sea monster, with Glaucus enthroned and tritons in the waves.

Barca di musici rapra Clauco dio marino e Tritone, from Vessels of the Wedding Celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in 16…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Etching of an ornate galley with sail, armored warriors and a seated figure on a ruin, under dramatic clouds at sea.

Agamennone et Menelao argn. condo da Vulcano, barca del Sig Scipione et Ottaviano Percelaghi, from Vessels of the Arg…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of an ornate galley with lyre player, cupid with cup, armed soldiers, grapevines and a peacock on the stern.

Orfeo condotto da Bacco, barca del Sig. Nicolo Berardi, from Vessels of the Wedding Celebration of Cosimo de' Medici…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of an ornate galley ship with rowers, armed soldiers firing muskets through smoke, and flags flying over choppy wat

Capitana dell'armata di Colco fatta dalli Sig. Deputati, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the wedding celebration of…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Etching of a sailing ship with rowers beside a rock shaped like a sea monster, with armored men and a seated figure.

Polifemo e Palemonio argonauti condotti da Cerere, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the wedding celebration of Cosim…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of a rocky sea with a shell boat, a sea monster carrying a rider, a turtle, and distant galleys.

Scoglio d'Arno con quatro fiumi fatto dal Sig. Filippo Salviati... , from Vessels of the Argonauts for the Wedding Ce…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Etching of an ornate galley with rowers, armored warriors, a dragon prow, and Apollo in a chariot above the sea.

Idmone e Mopso argon guidati da Apollo, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de' Medic…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of an ornate galley with dragon prow, rowers and a figure with staff at the stern, on choppy water.

Anfione argon. condotto da Mercurio, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de' Medici i…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraving of an ornate galley with oars, banners, and soldiers on water, a figure on a swan at the stern, and a rearing horse

Castore e Poluce, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the Wedding Celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in 1608, plate 2

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraved elevation of a fireworks design with a central arched monument, obelisk, equestrian statues and garden wall.

Design for fireworks on the water for the marriage of the Dauphin

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1730

Etching of a sea chariot pulled by a horse over clouds, with armored warriors, a sail, and a lightning bolt rising above.

Asterione argon condot da Giove fulmina, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the Wedding Celebration of Cosimo de' Medi…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

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

Engraved plate of a covered urn with a standing robed figure, draped side figures and ring handles, on a book page.

Vase Design

Charles Dupuis, 1750

Engraved vertical title page with an oval cartouche, scrolling foliage, putti and birds, for a book of arabesques.

Title Page

Claude Louis Desrais, 1780

Engraving of a tavern scene with a seated man flanked by two women and two uniformed soldiers beside a draped curtain.

Le Double Engagement

Claude Louis Desrais, 1770

Engraving of a tavern scene with a couple embracing, a sleeping drunk man, and a man pouring wine beside a table of bottles.

La Triple Y Vresse

Claude Louis Desrais, 1770

Engraved medallion of Hercules and a kneeling woman before a royal portrait on an altar, with classical temple behind.

Médallion Pour L’année Jubilaire, Ou Cinquantième du Règne de Louis XV

Saint-Aubin Gabriel de, 1760

Engraved page of eight heraldic coats of arms with crowns and leafy mantling, each labeled with a French name plate.

Six Coats of Arms

Jean-Raymond de Petity, 1760

Engraved oval vignette of a seated allegorical woman gesturing to a round grain market hall, with a putto and sickle beside h

Nouvelles Halles Aux Grains et Farines

Hubert François Gravelot, 1760

Engraved allegorical print with seated figure, standing woman, laurel medallion portrait, cherubs and classical columns.

Tableau Allégorique, pour L’Année Jubilaire du Regne de Louis Le Bien-Aimé

Hubert François Gravelot, 1760

Engraved oval vignette of a columned church facade with a procession of clergy and crowd, framed by foliage and religious emb

Pose de la Première Pierre de la Nouvelle Église de Ste. Geneviève

Saint-Aubin Gabriel de, 1760

Engraved vignette of allegorical Paris and a river god beside an equestrian statue of Louis XV in a city square.

Inauguration de la Statuë de Louis XV

Saint-Aubin Gabriel de, 1760

Engraved oval medallion of a drummer and officers watching soldiers drill before buildings, framed by military trophies.

Établissement de L’école Royale Militaire

Saint-Aubin Gabriel de, 1760

Engraved plate of three coats of arms: Paris's ship shield at top, and two smaller crowned shields with labels below.

Three Coats of Arms

Jean-Raymond de Petity, 1760

Engraved portrait of a woman with a jeweled upswept hairstyle, pleated lace ruff, and pearl necklace, dated 1600.

Portrait of Catherine-Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, Marquise de Verneuil (1579-1633)

Flemish Hieronymus Wierix, 1600

Engraving of soldiers storming a walled city through breaches, with cannon smoke, a ruined tower, and spired town buildings.

A General Assault from Twelve of the Most Remarkable Sieges and Battles in Europe

Carington Bowles, 1770