Drawing, "Design for a Mirror Frame with the Monogram of Marie-Antoinette", 1787–90
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We acquired this object in 1911
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- Object ID: 18170407
- Accession Number: 1911-28-207
- Acquired: 1911
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2B8qT/
- Drawing, "Design for a Mirror Frame with the Monogram of Marie-Antoinette", 1787–90. Richard de Lalonde .1787–90. Pen and black ink, brush and gray and yellow wash over graphite, ruled border in pen and black ink on paper. Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council. 1911-28-207.
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- Designed by Richard de Lalonde
- Client: Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
Vertically oriented rectangular mirror framed with moldings intertwined with floral garlands at the top. The garlands and other floral motifs frame a sphere with Marie Antoinette's monogram. Top center of frame is decorated with two doves, a garland from which is suspended a wreath with two arrows and a tassel. Below, a six-armed chandelier. Frame is decorated with flower vases, candelabra, acanthus leaves and a basket of flowers at bottom center.
This drawing is pen and black ink, brush and gray and yellow wash over graphite, ruled border in pen and black ink on paper with the following markings: Watermark: IV.
Stamp, verso: Cooper Union Museum of New York.
. Its dimensions are: 49.8 x 32.2cm (19 5/8 x 12 11/16in.).
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council. Its provenance is Hippolyte Destailleur (sold Paris, 19 May, l898 (1896?), no. 422, for 360 francs: see H. Mireur, "Dictionnaire des Ventes d'Art," Paris, l911, Vol. IV, p. 159); Léon Decloux (acquired after l906). (Purchase) We acquired this object in 1911.
This object has been included in the following exhibitions:
- The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource, Tuesday, March 26, 1991 - Sunday, August 30, 1992
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