Armorial Cartouche with Crown and Swags

Hubert François Gravelot

Associated Names
Hubert François Gravelot

Artist, French, 1699 - 1773

This is a drawing of an ornate emblem or crest. The drawing features a central oval shape, topped with a crown. The oval is surrounded by intricate decorations that include flowing ribbons and floral or leaf-like designs. The drawing is done in black and white, capturing the details with lines and shading. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with graphite, incised for transfer on laid paper; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Arthur L. Liebman

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6 x 5.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
    support: 28.1 x 19.8 cm (11 1/16 x 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.87.13

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

the following are by later hands and are on the support, lower left in graphite: Yes; upper left in graphite: 2A; lower right verso in graphite: II1

Wikidata ID

Q64574688

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