Suggestion for the Decoration of Lower Right and Top Right of a Framel, Plate 1 from an Untitled Series with Rocailles Ornaments for Window, Pier Glass and Door Frames'
Printed ca. 1750–56
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Overall: 8 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (21.5 × 35 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture|Albums
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014
Accession Number
2014.97.27
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching, titled *Suggestion for the Decoration of Lower Right Top Right of a Frame Plate 1 from anitled Series with Roca Ornaments for Window, Pier Glass and Door Frames*, created around 1750–56 by German printmakers Jeremias Wachsmuth Martin Engelbrecht. Measuring 8 7/16 × 13 3/4 inches, it showcases intricate rocaille motifs—playful, asymmetrical shell-like forms characteristic of the Rococo style that flourished in mid-18th-century Europe These designs were intended as practical templates for adorning window frames, pier glasses (tall mirrors between windows), and door surroun...