Cheminées a la Royalle...
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 9 1/8 x 3/16 in. (33 x 23.2 x 0.4 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
Accession Number
35.108.3(1-6)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Cheminées à la Royale*, an exquisite engraving by French artists Pierre Le Pautre Jacques Langlois, the grandeur of royal fireplaces from a bygone era. Le Pautre, a 17th-century engr and ornamental designer, often collaborated on architectural pattern books that disseminated lavish decorative motifs across Europe. This undated plate likely hails from such a publication, showcasing ornate chimney designs fit for palaces, with intricate scrolling, allegorical figures, and regal flourishes evoking the opulence of the French court. As an engraving—a meticulous intaglio printing technique ...
About the Artist
Pierre Le Pautre|Jacques Langlois (French|French) · 1660 |1540 –1744 |1560
French, ca. 1660–1744|French, active 1540–60