Book of New Trophies
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Overall: 11 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 1/8 in. (30.2 x 24 x 0.3 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.118.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Book of New Trophies** (1720–74) is a captivating ensemble of engravings by a collaborative team of French masters: architects and designers Jacques François Blondel Gilles-Marie Oppenord, Chez Huquier, and engr Jacques Dumont, known as *le Romain*. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, this volume (11 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 1/8 in.) exemplifies the Rococo era's exuberant ornamental style, blending intricate motifs with playful elegance. The book showcases *cartouches*—elaborate, scroll-like frames often crowned with whimsical heads—and trophy-like designs, serv...