THÉATRE FRANÇOIS
date: label: Date
content: 1753-1757
name: label: Designer
content: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin, French, 1721–1786
label: Print Maker
content: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin, French, 1721–1786
label: Publisher
content: Étienne Fessard, French, 1714–1777
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Vignette of two butterflies on a platform under a canopy made of vines, scrolls, and reeds, and woven together at the top by a spider. The butterfly on the left is standing and holds a knife in its right hand; the butterfly at right kneels and holds a tissue. Below the center of the platform is a cartouche with the words "Théatre François" printed in the middle. Trailing vines of leaves hang from the platform and connect with the cartouche. The plate is signed but not numbered.
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: 1921-6-402-7
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: 40.3 × 23.5 cm (15 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Platemark: 32 × 23.5 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/4 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Image: 31.8 × 21.5 cm (12 1/2 × 8 7/16 in.)