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Description: | 26.5 x 35.0 (page) s. on plate b. "a Paris chez huquier vis a vis le Grand Chatelet avec Privilege du Roy"; inscr on plate in cartouche "RECEUIL DE FONTAINES / INVENTEES / par F. BOUCHER / peintre du / Roy." CRE HUQUIER, Gabriel; (French; 1695-1772) AFTER BOUCHER, Francois; (French; 1703-1770) PUB Huquier, Gabriel; (French; 1695-1772) LABEL: "Boucher's Recueils depicts fantastical fountains adorned with cherubs, nymphs, Neptune, and other water gods and goddesses. Dating from the first decade of the "genre pittoresque" known much later as rococo, it was intended as a set of pattern plates for craftsmen and their patrons. The artist's prolific output of ornament prints was critically influential in the formation of the rococo style and represents an important aspect of Boucher's contribution to the development of 18th century art. "
NFA assisted purchase. This frontispiece and its 6 plates are bound together with 6 other complete suites in 18th century marbled paper-covered limp boards. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | DECORATIVE : PATTERN BOOK : CARTOUCHE : DESIGN : ROCOCO : FRONTISPIECE : CHERUB : FOUNTAIN : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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