Ornament Design with Hercules
date: label: Date
content: 1669–93
name: label: Print Maker
content: Paul Androuet Du Cerceau, French, 1623/30 – 1710
label: Manufacturer
content: François de Poilly, French, 1622 - 1693
label: Publisher
content: François de Poilly, French, 1622 - 1693
label: Designer
content: Paul Androuet Du Cerceau, French, 1623/30 – 1710
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Fifth plate from a series of six ornament plates featuring mythological scenes. An oval medallion in the center depicts Hercules slaying Hydra. The medallion is framed by a leaf frieze surmounted by a mascaron with leaves as hair and a beard. The medallion is surrounded by foliate scroll arabesques, featuring acanthus leaves, flowers, branches with leaves and berries. The plate is signed and numbered.
place: label: made in
content: France
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: 1921-6-297-5
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching on laid paper