Object Details
Designer
Alexis Peyrotte, French, 1699–1769
Print Maker
Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
Publisher
Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A fantastical garden scene framed by a cartouche with two musicians in Chinese style dress in the center and chinoiserie style motifs. A seated male figure to the left plays a stringed instrument, possibly a mandolin, and a standing male figure to the right plays a horn which wraps around the back of his head. Rococo ornament frames them within a cartouche made up of scrolling leaves, shells, flowers, trees, a dragon, two birds, and c-scrolls. In the foreground, a parasol, and a tambourine. The plate is signed and numbered.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Date
1738–49
Accession Number
1921-6-522-7
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Etching on paper
made in
France
published in
Paris, France
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Data Source
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1921-6-522-7