Title Cartouche for a Map of the Chateau and Village of Le Plessis aux Bois

Hubert François Gravelot

Associated Names
Hubert François Gravelot

Artist, French, 1699 - 1773

This is a drawing of a decorative cartouche, intended for a map or architectural plan. The center features text that reads "PLAN DU CHATEAU ET VILLAGE DU PLESSIS AUX BOIS." The cartouche is adorned with various elements, including a crest at the top with a shield and accompanying figures on each side. Surrounding the text are two detailed figures in a contemplative pose, reminiscent of classical sculpture or mythology. The borders of the drawing have a thin red band and red triangular accents in the corners. The overall appearance suggests an ornate design meant to convey importance or elegance for the document it accompanies.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite, incised for transfer on laid paper; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Arthur L. Liebman

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8.1 x 9 cm (3 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
    support: 28 x 19.7 cm (11 x 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.87.21


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marquis de Fourquevaulx; Emmanuel Bocher (born 1835), Paris; Louis Olry-Roederer, Reims; by inheritance to Olry-Roederer Family, Paris, by 1912; Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York; Arthur Liebman [d. 1991], Lake Forest, IL; bequest 1992, to NGA

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center in graphite: PLAN / DU CHATEAU / ET / VILLAGE / DU PLESSIS / AUX BOIS; by later hand on support, upper left in graphite: D; by later hand on support, lower right verso in graphite: II7

Wikidata ID

Q64574686

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