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Print, Designs for a Garden and Monuments

This is a Print. It was architect: Efraim Szreger and designed by François de Cuvilliés the younger and Giovanni Paolo Gaspari and published by François de Cuvilliés the younger and print maker: François de Cuvilliés the younger. It is dated 1770 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching and engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It is signed

Lower Plate: lettered in plate, lower left: Jean Paul Gaspari inv. et pinxit; lettered lower right: De Cuvillies Sculp. 1770

It is inscribed

Upper Plate: numbered in plate, upper left corner: 21; lettered upper center: Les Matinés de differends artistes à l’usage des architectes Des sculpteurs et des peintres; lettered upper right: M; lettered lower right: C.P.R; lettered lower center: A. Fontaine Publique de l’invention de Mr. de Schröger architecte de Roy de Pologne B. tombeau par le meme. C.D.E. esquices de Fontaines Publiques/ de l’invention de Mr. de Cuvillies mis au jour en 1770 les vases hurnes et lampes greques marque F. sont executes en Bronze et en Marbre/ Blanc et on tetes dessine d’apres louvrage dans l’antiquaire de S.A.S.E. de Baviere; lettered lower left: C.P.S.C.M; Lower Plate: lettered upper left: 20/ C.P.S.C.M; lettered upper right: C.P.R./ M; lettered lower center: LE JARDIN DE DIANE/ Dedié a Son Excellence Madame La Presidente Comtesse De Törring Nec Comtesse/ de Seinsheim par Son tres humble et tres Respectueux Serviteur De Cuvillies

Cite this object as

Print, Designs for a Garden and Monuments; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the younger (German, 1731 - 1777), Giovanni Paolo Gaspari (1714 – 1775); Architect: Efraim Szreger (Polish, 1727 – 1783); Germany; etching and engraving on paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-286-43

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