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Design for a Surtout and a Tureen

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Design for a Surtout and a Tureen

Juste Aurèle Meissonnier

1746

Medium

Etching and engraving

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Dimensions

mount: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm) frame: 30 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (77.5 x 62.2 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1918

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Juste Aurèle Meissonnier

1695–1750 • France

Born in Italy of French ancestry, Meissonnier made his way to Paris in 1718. Named "orfèvre du roi" in 1724 by Louis XV. Became "dessinateur de la chambre et du cabinet du roi" in 1726; meaning he designed all french court festivals. Comment on works: Draftsman; Painter; Sculptor; Architect

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