Caption

Rocaille with two young men, Les petits Maîtres, Sixieme Livre de Formes Rocailles et Cartels ornés de Figures Françoises, Sixth series of rocaille, cartels ornés de Figures Françoises, Print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 3, 7, This series is numbered with a letter F in the upper left. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Antoine Aveline, after design by François-Thomas Mondon, publisher: Pierre Roguié, Paris, grantor of privilege: Louis XV of France, France, 1736, paper, etching, etching pasted onto album page, height 232 mm x width 174 mm, rocaille ornament, youth, adolescent, A detailed monochrome engraving shows two men seated on an ornate, shell-shaped bench with sweeping, curved lines and carved decorative elements. One man reclines with one leg extended and a jacket draped loosely, while the other sits more upright beside him, both wearing period clothing with ruffled collars and fitted coats. Behind them, large stylized shell forms rise like a backdrop, merging into delicate foliage and tree branches rendered with fine, feathery lines. To the right of the seated figures, an elaborate urn on a pedestal is visible, and decorative scrollwork and curved architectural elements frame the lower portion of the scene. The background includes textured sky and distant vegetation, all executed in intricate line work.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B25_481

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38.2Mb (9.6Mb) / 10.3in x 14.4in / 3085 x 4331 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rocaille two young men Les petits Maîtres Sixieme Livre de Formes Rocailles et Cartels ornés de Figures Françoises Sixth series rocaille cartels Print album page ornamental print Series number 3 7 series numbered letter F upper left part album printmaker Antoine Aveline design François-Thomas Mondon publisher Pierre Roguié Paris grantor privilege Louis XV France 1736 paper etching etching pasted height 232 mm x width 174 mm rocaille ornament youth adolescent detailed monochrome engraving two men seated ornate shell-shaped bench sweeping curved lines carved decorative elements man reclines leg extended jacket draped loosely sits upright beside wearing period clothing ruffled collars fitted coats them large stylized shell forms rise backdrop merging delicate foliage tree branches rendered fine feathery lines right seated figures elaborate urn pedestal visible decorative scrollwork curved architectural elements frame lower portion scene background includes textured sky distant vegetation executed intricate line work