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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Engraving of two roosters perched on the rim of a footed bowl decorated with a flower garland and bows.

Design for a Vase

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, 1760

Engraving of an elderly saint carried by two winged angels through an arched hall, with monks watching and Latin text below.

St. Peter Nolasque Carried to Offices by Angels

Claude Mellan, 1620

Engraved plate of a chaise longue and a sofa with carved cabriole legs and floral crest, numbered 8 and 523.

Design for a Chaise Longue and a Sofa

Radel, 1840

Engraved garden plan with labelled parterres and theatre, beside an allegorical dedication panel with cherubs and figures.

Detail du Plan de la partie du Bosquet du Théatre et de la Grande Salle de verdure qui y correspond

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1770

Etching of two rococo cartouches showing children playing on a swing and seesaw, and a game with a dog, with French titles.

La Balançoire / le Jeu du Coupe-Tête

Jacques Bacheley, 1740

Etching of three winged putti among clouds, one holding a flowering branch, after François Boucher, 1740.

Three Putti

François Boucher, 1740

Etched plate of heraldic designs with armour, tents, cannons, banners, a winged trumpeter and mottoes in French.

Heraldic Achievement Designs

Nicolas Guérard, 1710

Etched rococo cartouche with blank central panel, laurel wreath, scrolls, foliage and a fish head ornament.

Cartouche Design

Pierre Philippe Choffard, 1770

Engraved ornamental design of a fountain with cherubs, swans, garlands, and two winged sphinxes at the base.

Arabesque Design

Etienne de Lavallée, 1780

Engraving of two ornamental trophy designs with armor, shields, spears, feathers and laurel branches on hatched backgrounds.

Two Ornamental Trophy Designs

Jacques Dumont, 1720

Engraved print of three stacked ornamental cartouche frames with figures, masks, scrollwork, and garlands around empty center

Three Cartouche Designs

Juan Dolívar, 1690

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

Etched frieze designs with scrolling foliage, reclining figures, fruit garlands and a classical bust in a medallion.

Two Frieze Designs

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Engraved plan and elevation of a marble sideboard with bronze ornaments, shown in an arched interior niche with sconces.

Plan et Elévation d’un Buffet de marbre avec ornements de bronze et dont le Tableau et plafond sont peints à Paris ch…

Pierre Cottart, 1710

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

Engraved architectural plate showing an Attic column base and a Corinthian impost and archivolt with module scale bars.

Base Attique. Imposte et Archivolte Corinthien

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

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

Etching of two French alcove designs with ornate panels, draped fabric, and classically dressed figures in conversation.

Two Designs for French Alcove

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

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 plate of a rococo mirror frame with scrolling ornament, flanked by smaller cartouche and paneling designs.

Frame, Cartouche, and Paneling Designs

Jean-Baptiste Girard, 1750

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 design sheet of ornate gun parts with floral scrollwork, a helmeted head, a medallion portrait, and a tent scene.

Designs for Gun Parts and Ornament

François Marcou, 1650

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 plate showing two balcony balustrade designs, one with interlocking oval rings and one with scrolling ornament.

Two Balcony Balustrade Designs

Caillouet, 1770