Designs for Two Vertical Panels
date: label: Date
content: 1738
name: label: Designer
content: François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768
label: Print Maker
content: Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German, 1723 - 1796
label: Publisher
content: François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Two designs for upright rocaille panels. Left panel: At bottom, a reclining figure (Victory) behind decorative scrollwork, surrounded by armorial trophies (helmet, banner, weapons). Above, at center, a large cartouche with a landscape scene depicting architectural ruins. An obelisk and trees are visible. Above the cartouche, at top: two winds, two flying putti, and fruits. Right panel: at bottom, an escutcheon with armorial trophies. Above, at center, a large cartouche with ornamental trophies extending to the top of the design.
place: label: made in
content: Munich, Germany
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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: 1921-6-282-25
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bound print
label: Type
content: Bound print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Engraving on paper
label: Dimensions
content: Platemark: 35 × 22.7 cm (13 3/4 × 8 15/16 in.)