Who created "Design for a Lampas Silk with a Triumphal Chariot on a Cloud"?

Design for a Lampas Silk with a Triumphal Chariot on a Cloud was created by Philippe de Lasalle in ca. 1770–75.

What medium is "Design for a Lampas Silk with a Triumphal Chariot on a Cloud"?

Design for a Lampas Silk with a Triumphal Chariot on a Cloud is Watercolor and gouache over graphite underdrawing.

Is "Design for a Lampas Silk with a Triumphal Chariot on a Cloud" in the public domain?

Yes, Design for a Lampas Silk with a Triumphal Chariot on a Cloud is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Design for a Lampas Silk with a Triumphal Chariot on a Cloud

Q: When was "Design for a Lampas Silk with a Triumphal Chariot on a Cloud" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1770–75.

Philippe de Lasalle

ca. 1770–75

Medium

Watercolor and gouache over graphite underdrawing

Dimensions

Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 1/16 in. (32 × 23 cm)

Classification

Drawings|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019

Accession Number

2019.282.5

About the Artist

Philippe de Lasalle · 1723–1804

Philippe de Lasalle (1723–1804) was born on September 2 in the small town of Seyssel in the Ain department of France, the son of a local finance official. Orphaned at just one year old, he was raised by relatives and moved to Lyon at age fourteen to live with an uncle. There, he began his artistic training as an apprentice to the painter Daniel Sarrabat, a prominent Lyonnais figure known for instr...

Design for a Lampas Silk with a Triumphal Chariot on a Cloud

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