Variant designs for cartouches with a sphinx at lower left, from Nouveau livre de cartouches, plate 2, bound in Oeuvres. Vol. IV
Object type: Print collection ornament & architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Nouveau livre de cartouches
Artist: Jean Le Pautre|Jean Mariette
Artist bio: French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris|French, Saint Benoît 1660–1742 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 17th century
Medium: Etching and engraving; second state of two (Préaud)
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 7/16 × 8 7/16 in. (34.2 × 21.5 cm)
Plate: 9 7/16 × 6 1/2 in. (24 × 16.5 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession year: 1933