Who created "Design for a frame"?

Design for a frame was created by Jean Charles Delafosse in ca. 1750.

When was "Design for a frame" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1750.

What medium is "Design for a frame"?

Design for a frame is Pen and ink with brown wash.

Is "Design for a frame" in the public domain?

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

Design for a frame

Jean Charles Delafosse

ca. 1750

Medium

Pen and ink with brown wash

Dimensions

8 7/16 x 6 3/8 in. (21.4 x 16.2 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William Rieder, 2009

Accession Number

2009.465.30

Tags

Cartouches

Art Historical Context

This delicate *Design for a Frame* by Jean-Charles Delafosse, around 1750, exemplifies the ornate elegance of French Rococo design. Delafosse, a prolific architect, engraver, and ornamentalist active in mid-18th-century Paris specialized in intricate motifs that adorned furniture, books, and architecture. Rendered in pen and ink with brown wash on a modest sheet measuring 8 7/16 x 6 3/8 inches, this drawing sketches a cartouche—a scrolled, decorative frame often used to enclose coats of arms, inscriptions, or illustrations—showcasing the period's love for asymmetry, flourishes, and natural for...

About the Artist

Jean Charles Delafosse · 1734–1789

French architect. Comment on works: architect; copper engraver Comment on works: Architect; Draughtsman; Ornamentist; Engraver

Design for a frame

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