Canapé executé pour Mr. le Comte de Bielenski, from 'Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier'
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 12 1/2 × 14 5/16 in. (31.7 × 36.4 cm) Sheet: 22 3/4 × 17 in. (57.8 × 43.2 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
18.62.5(51)
Tags
Furniture
About the Artist
Juste Aurèle Meissonnier|Gabriel Huquier|Gabriel Huquier · 1695–1750
Born in Italy of French ancestry, Meissonnier made his way to Paris in 1718. Named "orfèvre du roi" in 1724 by Louis XV. Became "dessinateur de la chambre et du cabinet du roi" in 1726; meaning he designed all french court festivals. Comment on works: Draftsman; Painter; Sculptor; Architect