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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Engraved plate of six ornamental monograms formed from letters wrapped in flower garlands, ribbons, and chains.

Decorative Monogram Designs

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Etching of two goats perched among curling vines, leaves and berries, forming a vertical grotesque ornament border.

Plate, from the series Ornamenti o grottesche (Ornaments or Grotesques)

Stefano Della Bella, 1610

Engraved plate of two ornate sideboard designs with cabinets, shelves of tableware, and a cherub fountain.

Buffet avec armoire et tiroir pour serrer la vaiselle; Buffet de menuiserie peinte en marbre

Jean Mariette, 1710

Engraved architectural elevation of a two-story building facade with central pediment and garland reliefs, with a scale bar b

Elevation d'un Bàtiment de 14 toises de face

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1770

Engraved plate with two elevations of a Chinese pavilion, floor plans, a Chinese bridge elevation and a section drawing.

Pavillon Chinois construit au ci-devant Jardin d’Armainvilliers

Jean-Charles Krafft, 1810

Engraved plate of an ornate wrought iron gate flanked by two decorative scrolled panels with putti and eagles.

Ironwork Designs

Jean Tijou, 1690

Engraved plate showing two ornate candelabra designs with garland details and plan views below, with a scale bar.

Two Candelabra Designs

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Etched ornamental arabesque design with a flower basket, two birds, two female figures flanking an urn, and a seated figure i

Arabesque Design

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1770

Engraving of an imperial column bed with draped canopy, tassels, and floral finials on a printed page.

Lit a l’Impériale a Colonne

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Engraved print of three craftsmen working in a gunmaker's workshop beneath ornate scrollwork, with French inscriptions and ve

Gunmakers Workshop with Names of Parisian Gunmakers

Le Thuraine Thobie Tourneur, 1660

Engraved cartouche with chinoiserie figures, flowers, an urn, and a child on a pillar in a garden setting.

Cartouche with Chinoiserie Motifs

William Elliott, 1740

Circular engraving of Pomona holding a fruit basket while a putto picks cherries from a tree above her.

Pomona

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1780

Engraved print of an empty oval cartouche with rococo scrollwork and flower sprays, signed Borch Inv. and Marcel Sculp.

Cartouche Design

Borch, 1720

Engraved plate showing a bell and two ornate rococo silver trays with scrolling leaf decoration and cruet bottles.

Cuvettes et Sonnettes pour les Burettes

Pierre Germain, 1740

Engraved plate of two neoclassical pedestal designs with flaming burners, garlands, rosettes and fluted legs.

Burner Designs for Pedestals

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved rococo ornament plate with a winged dragon-like creature, scrolling acanthus leaves, and a branch of foliage.

Plate 6, from "Divers Ornemens"

Gabriel Huquier, 1730

Hatched drawing of a curly-haired young man resting his head on his hand, eyes downcast, leaning on draped cloth.

A Young Man in Meditation

Giovanni Vitalba, 1780

Engraved rococo design of a rising fleuron with curling acanthus leaves and bell-shaped petals on a scrolled base.

Fleuron rampant

Jacques Valentin Fontaine, 1740

Engraved plate of a Polish-style canopy bed with a domed iron canopy, turned legs and dimension lines in pieds.

Lit à la Polonoise préparé de Menuiserie

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Engraved plate of six trophy designs combining torches, a lyre, swords, wheat, and flower garlands.

Trophy Designs

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Engraving of a formal garden with hedged avenues, lattice screens and small groups of figures in period dress walking.

La Patte d’Oye des Avenües de Chantilly en face du Pavillon de Silvie (Upper Plate)

Adam Pérelle, 1700

Etching of classical gods and a warrior with shield in clouds, a chariot with radiating sun rays, and a reclining figure.

The Gods Representing the Planets

Thomas Christian Winck, 1770

Engraved title page with an ornate oval cartouche, coat of arms, lions, satyr figures and a lion mask above lettered text.

Title page

Hugues Brisville, 1660

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with curly hair, a white collar and cross pendant, with a coat of arms below.

Portrait of Cardinal Emmanuel-Théodore de la Tour-d'Auvergne, duc d'Abret (1644-1715)

Antoine Masson, 1660

Engraved plate showing four ornamental rosette designs with stylized leaves and central florets, numbered page 87.

Rosette Designs

Richard de Lalonde, 1780

Engraved plate showing four stacked balustrade designs with scrolls, rosettes, interlocking links and geometric lattice patte

Four Balustrade Designs

Jean-Baptiste Fay, 1780

Engraved architectural plate showing front and section views of a window sill with corbels and an air vent, with a scale bar.

Tablette d appui de Croisée avec soupirail

Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1770

Etched frieze design with an eagle, putti, a reclining male figure and acanthus scrolls above a band of floral scrollwork.

Two Frieze Designs

Alexis Loir, 1710

Engraved floor plan of the Hostel de la Basignere showing courtyard, rooms, and staircases with a toise scale bar.

Plan de l’Hostel de la Basignere

Jean Marot, 1630

Détails de la Sculpture du Dossier, du Profil, et de la Devanture du Fauteuil A

Richard de Lalonde, 1770