Rocaille with dragon and floral garland, Fourth series of rocailles, figures and Chinese dragons, Quatrième Livre de Formes ornées de Rocailles, et Dragons Chinois, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 7, This series is numbered with a letter D in the upper left corner. 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 231 mm x width 179 mm, rocaille ornament, dragon, The image shows an intricate monochrome engraving of elaborate rococo-style scrolls, shells, and acanthus-like foliage forming sweeping curved forms and layered volutes, with delicate linework creating shading and texture; small floral garlands and blossoms entwine the ornamental curves, and feathery leaf fronds rise and curl beside a ribbed bell-shaped element topped by a floral finial; the background contains softly hatched clouds and horizontal lines suggesting a distant sky above...
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Rocaille with dragon and floral garland, Fourth series of rocailles, figures and Chinese dragons, Quatrième Livre de Formes ornées de Rocailles, et Dragons Chinois, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 7, This series is numbered with a letter D in the upper left corner. 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 231 mm x width 179 mm, rocaille ornament, dragon, The image shows an intricate monochrome engraving of elaborate rococo-style scrolls, shells, and acanthus-like foliage forming sweeping curved forms and layered volutes, with delicate linework creating shading and texture; small floral garlands and blossoms entwine the ornamental curves, and feathery leaf fronds rise and curl beside a ribbed bell-shaped element topped by a floral finial; the background contains softly hatched clouds and horizontal lines suggesting a distant sky above a textured ground with scattered vegetation.

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Rocaille dragon floral garland Fourth series rocailles figures Chinese dragons Quatrième Livre de Formes ornées de Rocailles et Dragons Chinois print album page ornamental print Series number 7 series numbered letter D upper left corner Print part album printmaker Antoine Aveline design François-Thomas Mondon grantor privilege Louis XV France 1736 paper etching height 231 mm x width 179 mm rocaille ornament image intricate monochrome engraving elaborate rococo-style scrolls shells acanthus- foliage forming sweeping curved forms layered volutes delicate linework creating shading texture small floral garlands blossoms entwine ornamental curves feathery leaf fronds rise curl beside ribbed bell-shaped element topped floral finial background contains softly hatched clouds horizontal lines suggesting distant sky textured ground scattered vegetation

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