Vases nouveaux composés par M. Jacque

c. 1750-1771

Marie-Anne Rousselet, and Pierre François Tardieu, after Maurice Jacque

Associated Names
Marie-Anne Rousselet

Artist, French, 1732 - 1826

Pierre François Tardieu

Artist, French, 1711 - 1771

Jean François Daumont

Publisher, French, active 1740 - 1775

Maurice Jacque

Artist After, French, 1712-1784

The image shows an ornate stone structure with a large urn placed centrally on a pedestal, adorned with floral arrangements. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. The urn is surrounded by two smaller spherical ornaments on either side with carvings and floral motifs. Foliage grows around and below the pedestal, and the background shows a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with six etchings with engraving (including title page) on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    book: 42.5 × 29.2 cm (16 3/4 × 11 1/2 in.)
    page size: 41.8 × 29 cm (16 7/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.104.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edmond L. Lincoln (1949-) [bookplate]. (Simon Beattie, Chesham, Buckinghamshire); (De Simone Company, Booksellers, Washington DC); purchased by NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on first/title plate, at center: VASES NOUVEAUX / Composés par M. JACQUE / Peintre et Dessinateur / en la Manufacture Royale / des Gobelins, / a Paris / Chez Daumont Rue St. Martin / prés St. Julien; in plate, below image, at right: M. Rousselet F. Tardieu Sculp

Markings

inside front cover: bookplate of Edmond L. Lincoln

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