Cartouches Nouvellement Inventez par J.B. Toro
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 12 7/8 × 7 3/4 in. (32.7 × 19.7 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 × 11 5/16 in. (40.5 × 28.7 cm) [irregular edges]
Classification
Albums|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
Accession Number
38.69.3(2)
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About this artwork
Jean Bernard Toro, working with engravers Charles Nicolas Cochin I and Jacques-Nicolas Le Pas Dubuisson, published this ornamental etching in 1716 showcasing elaborate cartouche designs that epitomize French Régence decorative arts. Cartouches—ornamental frames or tablets often incorporating scrollwork, shells, and foliage—were essential elements of Baroque and Rococo design, used in architecture, furniture, metalwork, and graphic arts. This plate, measuring 12⅞ by 7¾ inches with irregular sheet...