Portrait of Oppenord (Before Portrait and Lettering)
date: label: Date
content: 1749-1761
name: label: Designer
content: Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742
label: Print Maker
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
label: Publisher
content: Chez Huquier
label: Publisher
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Architectural cartouche with an empty oval space in the center, reserved for the portrait of Gilles-Marie Oppenord (the portrait of Oppenord is included in plate 1921-6-216-6). At the top of the oval is an eagle with a laurel wreath in its mouth, and a scepter and a horn in its claws. The sides of the frame have scrolls and mascarons, as well as putti with attributes of the arts. At the bottom of the oval is a winged mascaron with garland; below this is a frame for the title (see 1921-6-216-5). The plate is signed
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: 1921-6-216-5
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bound print
label: Type
content: Bound print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching and engraving on laid paper