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Canapé executé pour Mr. le Comte de Bielenski, from 'Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier'
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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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1918

Classification

Prints|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Juste Aurèle Meissonnier

1695–1750France

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

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