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Rocaille with three figures in Chinese costume surrounding a fantasy bird, 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, 5, 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 233 mm x width 179 mm, rocaille ornament, Chinese, fabulous animals, birds, A detailed black and white engraving shows an ornate, flowing decorative frame with curved, shell-like and acanthus leaf motifs surrounding a central scene; a large, stylized bird with long legs, an elaborate plume of feathers, and wings partially raised stands prominently on a curled, wave-like base; to the left, a cloaked figure kneels under a small umbrella held by a skeletal or gaunt figure seated behind, both figures rendered with fine linework; on the right, a robed person kneels and reaches toward the bird with outstretched hands; smaller ornamental flourishes and floral sprays fill the surrounding spaces, and intricate hatched shading and parallel lines create texture and depth across the composition.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B25_472

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

37.9Mo (10.9Mo) / 26.1cm x 36.3cm / 3087 x 4288 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Rocaille three figures Chinese costume surrounding fantasy bird Quatrième Livre de Formes ornées de Rocailles et Dragons Chinois Fourth series rocailles figures Chinese dragons print album page ornamental print Series number 5 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 233 mm x width 179 mm rocaille ornament fabulous animals birds detailed black white engraving ornate flowing decorative frame curved shell- acanthus leaf motifs surrounding central scene large stylized bird long legs elaborate plume feathers wings partially raised stands prominently curled wave- base cloaked figure kneels under small umbrella held skeletal gaunt figure seated figures rendered fine linework right robed person kneels reaches bird outstretched hands smaller ornamental flourishes floral sprays fill surrounding spaces intricate hatched shading parallel lines create texture depth across composition