Caption

Rocaille with musical instruments and elegant lady, Livre de Trohée, Series of trophies, print, album page, ornament print, Series number, 7, This series is numbered at the top left with a letter B. Print is part of an album., print maker: Antoine Aveline, after design by François-Thomas Mondon, grantor of privilege: Louis XV of France, France, 1736, Louis, An intricately engraved scene showing ornate carved architectural elements and scrollwork interwoven with musical instruments and decorative garlands, a large bowed instrument resting against a carved frame beside an open book of musical notation, draped fabric forming a heavy curtain at the top with a cherubic figure clinging to an ornamental cartouche, a group of three figures in period dress seated in a recessed area with one figure holding a fan and another wearing a broad-brimmed hat, a candelabrum with tapering candle sockets standing near the seated group, and a variety of floral swags and carved balustrades filling the composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_464

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.7Mb (11.5Mb) / 10.3in x 13.9in / 3075 x 4173 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rocaille musical instruments elegant lady Livre de Trohée Series trophies print album page ornament print Series number 7 series numbered top left letter B Print part album print maker Antoine Aveline design François-Thomas Mondon grantor privilege Louis XV France 1736 Louis intricately engraved scene showing ornate carved architectural elements scrollwork interwoven decorative garlands large bowed instrument resting carved frame beside open book musical notation draped fabric forming heavy curtain top cherubic figure clinging ornamental cartouche group three figures period dress seated recessed area figure holding fan another wearing broad-brimmed hat candelabrum tapering candle sockets standing near seated group variety floral swags carved balustrades filling composition