Diverses Pieces de Serruriers, page 17 (recto)
Engravings by Jean I Berain, French, Saint-Mihiel 1640-1711 Paris and Gabriel Ladame, French, active 1645-68. Designs published by Francois Langlois after Hughes Brisville, French, born ca. 1633, active Paris 1663.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design is of a building facade. The very top of the facade is decorated with a blank coat of arms that is flanked on both sides by foliage elements. The entire facade is decorated with various architectural elements like a frieze of fleurs-de-lis and fluted ionic columns that are ornamented with foliage motifs.
Credit: Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014...
c. 1663
Engraving
27.5 x 18.5cm
2014.95(17)
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
Where you'll find this
Permanent collection