Title Page and Alcove with Mercury Approaching Herse’s Bed
date: label: Date
content: 1658–1703
name: label: Designer
content: Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682
label: Print Maker
content: Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682
label: Publisher
content: Nicolas Langlois, French, 1640 - 1703
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Title page for a series of alcoves in the ‘Roman style’. The title is lettered in a cartouche in the lower center framed by leaves, c-scrolls, and shells. The scene above includes several figures and winged putti within an alcove with ornately decorated paneling, moldings, and sculptures on plinths. The alcove is framed by hanging textiles and two telamons (atlantides).
place: label: published in
content: Paris, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-341-31
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 19.1 × 26.3 cm (7 1/2 × 10 3/8 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Platemark: 16.6 × 22.3 cm (6 9/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Image: 16.1 × 21.5 cm (6 5/16 × 8 7/16 in.)