Projet de la chapelle de St. Sulpice de Paris (Design for the St. Sulpice Chapel of Paris), plate 101, in Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)
date: label: Date
content: 1748
name: label: Designer
content: Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750
label: Engraver
content: Herisset, French, 18th century
label: Publisher
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A chapel flanked by Corinthian columns, then fluted pilasters and then panels decorated with shells and illustrations. Stairs lead up to a tomb at center which two putti cover with a cloth; Virgin appears in robes with sun rays behind her; she gazes down toward the tomb, surrounded by putti and other figures. Above, putto holding up a crown of stars. Cupola depicts shells, putti and starts in cartouches.
place: label: made in
content: Paris, 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: 1921-6-212-59
objectType: label: Type
content: architecture
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Engraving on white laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 42.2 x 28.5 cm (16 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.)