Caption

Rocaille with war trophy, Trophée d'Armes d'un Grand de la Chine, Fifth series with Chinese figures and ornaments, Cinquieme Livre de Figures et Ornements Chinois, print, album page, ornament print, Series number, 7, This series is numbered at the top left with a letter E. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Antoine Aveline, after design by François-Thomas Mondon, 1736, paper, etching, height 229 mm x width 175 mm, rocaille ornament, trophy, battle, war, An intricately detailed black and white etching shows an elaborate ornamental arrangement of curved, shell-like architectural forms and scrollwork, with a central pedestal holding a decorative vase filled with foliage and plumed elements, a parasol perched above, and a flag waving to the left; finely hatched shading defines textured surfaces, floral motifs, and layered drapery, while a figure wearing a pointed hat appears on the right amid more ornamental flourishes and stylized natural elements.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_479

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Rights managed

Available size

37.0Mb (9.0Mb) / 10.1in x 14.2in / 3033 x 4268 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rocaille war trophy Trophée d'Armes d Grand de la Chine Fifth series Chinese figures ornaments Cinquieme Livre de Figures et Ornements Chinois print album page ornament print Series number 7 series numbered top left letter E Print part album printmaker Antoine Aveline design François-Thomas Mondon 1736 paper etching height 229 mm x width 175 mm rocaille ornament trophy battle war intricately detailed black white etching elaborate ornamental arrangement curved shell- architectural forms scrollwork central pedestal holding decorative vase filled foliage plumed elements parasol perched flag waving left finely hatched shading defines textured surfaces floral motifs layered drapery figure wearing pointed hat right ornamental flourishes stylized natural elements