Two Ornamental Trophy Designs
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-510-4
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Jacques Dumont (1701–1781), a prominent French sculptor and ornamental designer of the Rococo era, created *Two Ornamental Trophy* between 1729 and 1761. This print captures the exuberant spirit of 18th-century French decorative arts under Louis XV, when Rococo style flourished with its playful asymmetry, scrolling motifs, and lavish embellishments. Trophies—symbolic assemblages of attributes like garlands, masks, or instruments—were popular in architecture, furniture, and silverwork, serving as allegories of triumph, seasons, or virtues. As a print, the work likely served as a model sheet fo...