Cartoon for cotton printing: Les Quatre Élements
date: label: Date
content: 1810–1820
name: label: Artist
content: B. M. Lebert, 1759–1836
label: Manufacturer
content: Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France)
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The design is composed of four vignettes separated by wreaths, showing: upper left, Apollo and Daphne (personifying Ai); lower left, Jupiter and an eagle (personifying Fire); upper right, a river god (personifying Water); lower right, Deucalion and Pyrrha (personifying Earth). Vertical strips separate the scenes in pairs, and include trophies symbolizing the elements. Wreaths encircle the vignettes showing Air and Earth.
place: label: made in
content: Munster, 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: Gift of Bridget Mahon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1898-21-15
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite on cream-colored paper, mounted
label: Dimensions
content: 30 × 48 cm (11 13/16 × 18 7/8 in.)