Who created "Design for a Clock Case"?

Design for a Clock Case was created by Anonymous, French, 18th century in ca. 1770.

When was "Design for a Clock Case" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1770.

What medium is "Design for a Clock Case"?

Design for a Clock Case is Graphite, pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash (recto); graphite (verso).

Is "Design for a Clock Case" in the public domain?

Yes, Design for a Clock Case is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Design for a Clock Case

Anonymous, French, 18th century

ca. 1770

Medium

Graphite, pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash (recto); graphite (verso)

Dimensions

10 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (26.7 x 8.3 cm)

Classification

Drawings|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935

Accession Number

35.73.38

About the Artist

Anonymous, French, 18th century · 1700–1800

The artist known as Anonymous, French, 18th century, represents a collective of unidentified talents active roughly between 1700 and 1800, a period of profound artistic evolution in France from the opulent Rococo to the austere dawn of Neoclassicism and Revolutionary fervor. Little is documented about their personal training or mentors, as their anonymity obscures individual biographies, though th...

Design for a Clock Case

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