Title Plate with a Cartouche Set in a Lavish Interior, from Nouveaux Liure da Partements, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
published 1703 or 1712
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (21.6 × 34.3 cm) Plate: 7 5/16 × 10 11/16 in. (18.5 × 27.1 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4(7)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of early 18th-century European design with this etching, *Title Plate with a Cartouche in a Lavish Interior from Daniel Marot the Elder's influential *Nouveaux Liure daements*, part of his comprehensive *Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot*. around 1703 or 1712 by Pierre Husson The Hague, it showcases Marot's mastery of Baroque ornamentation. A Huguenot refugee who fled France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Marot blended Louis XIV grandeur with Dutch restraint, influencing interiors across Europe, including for William III and Mary II at Het Loo Palace. The print ...