Rocaille with fantasy birds, Quatrième Livre de Formes ornées de Rocailles, et Dragons Chinois, Fourth series of rocailles, figures and Chinese dragons, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 6, 7, This series is numbered with a letter D 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 233 mm x width 178 mm, rocaille ornament, fabulous animals, birds, A detailed pen-and-ink drawing with flowing, curling ornamental shapes that resemble stylized shells and waves, featuring intricate hatch shading and swirling lines; a seated figure wearing a wide-brimmed hat topped with long, feathery plumes sits among the decorative forms, hands brought toward the face; a long, sinuous creature with feathered texture weaves through the composition, its body terminating in a tail fin and its limbs appearing birdlike with a hooked beak and curved ta...
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Rocaille with fantasy birds, Quatrième Livre de Formes ornées de Rocailles, et Dragons Chinois, Fourth series of rocailles, figures and Chinese dragons, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 6, 7, This series is numbered with a letter D 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 233 mm x width 178 mm, rocaille ornament, fabulous animals, birds, A detailed pen-and-ink drawing with flowing, curling ornamental shapes that resemble stylized shells and waves, featuring intricate hatch shading and swirling lines; a seated figure wearing a wide-brimmed hat topped with long, feathery plumes sits among the decorative forms, hands brought toward the face; a long, sinuous creature with feathered texture weaves through the composition, its body terminating in a tail fin and its limbs appearing birdlike with a hooked beak and curved talons; floral sprigs with delicate leaves and blossoms rise along one side; overall the image is monochrome with fine linear detail and a lightly textured background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Rocaille fantasy birds Quatrième Livre de Formes ornées de Rocailles et Dragons Chinois Fourth series rocailles figures Chinese dragons print album page ornamental print Series number 6 7 series numbered letter D upper left Print part album printmaker Antoine Aveline design François-Thomas Mondon grantor privilege Louis XV France 1736 paper etching height 233 mm x width 178 mm rocaille ornament fabulous animals birds detailed pen- -ink drawing flowing curling ornamental shapes resemble stylized shells waves featuring intricate hatch shading swirling lines seated figure wearing wide-brimmed hat topped long feathery plumes sits decorative forms hands face sinuous creature feathered texture weaves composition body terminating tail fin limbs appearing birdlike hooked beak curved talons floral sprigs delicate leaves blossoms rise side image monochrome fine linear detail lightly textured background

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