Title page with rocaille on landing staircase, Third series of rocaille and cartella ornaments, Troisième Livre de formes Cartels et Rocailles, print, album page, ornamental print, title page, Series number, 1, 7, This series is numbered with a letter C in the upper left. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Antoine Aveline, after design by François-Thomas Mondon, grantor of privilege: Louis XV of France, France, 1736, paper, etching, height 232 mm x width 178 mm, rocaille ornament, terrace, An ornate engraved scene showing a curved architectural frame with a sculpted reclining female figure atop it, leafy trees behind, a decorative urn with foliage on a pedestal to the right, a sweeping ornamental scroll with shell and volute motifs, a small relief of a reclining cherub-like figure in a cloud within the frame, a broad curved stair with carved balustrade at the lower left, fine crosshatching and line work throughout, and dense foliage filling the background.
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Title page with rocaille on landing staircase, Third series of rocaille and cartella ornaments, Troisième Livre de formes Cartels et Rocailles, print, album page, ornamental print, title page, Series number, 1, 7, This series is numbered with a letter C in the upper left. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Antoine Aveline, after design by François-Thomas Mondon, grantor of privilege: Louis XV of France, France, 1736, paper, etching, height 232 mm x width 178 mm, rocaille ornament, terrace, An ornate engraved scene showing a curved architectural frame with a sculpted reclining female figure atop it, leafy trees behind, a decorative urn with foliage on a pedestal to the right, a sweeping ornamental scroll with shell and volute motifs, a small relief of a reclining cherub-like figure in a cloud within the frame, a broad curved stair with carved balustrade at the lower left, fine crosshatching and line work throughout, and dense foliage filling the background.

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Title page rocaille landing staircase Third series cartella ornaments Troisième Livre de formes Cartels et Rocailles print album page ornamental print title page Series number 1 7 series numbered letter C upper left Print part album printmaker Antoine Aveline design François-Thomas Mondon grantor privilege Louis XV France 1736 paper etching height 232 mm x width 178 mm rocaille ornament terrace ornate engraved scene showing curved architectural frame sculpted reclining female figure atop leafy trees decorative urn foliage pedestal right sweeping ornamental scroll shell volute motifs small relief reclining cherub- figure cloud within frame broad curved stair carved balustrade lower left fine crosshatching line work dense foliage filling background

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