Gilles Paul Cauvet

French, 1731 - 1788

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This is a drawing of an ornate vase with intricate decorative elements. The central feature is an elaborately designed vase with floral motifs and scrolling foliage. At the base of the vase, two mythical creatures hold up the vase, surrounded by a garland of leaves and flowers. The body of the vase is detailed with festoons and classical decorations, including what appear to be masks or stylized creatures at the top. The background is filled with delicate, symmetrical tendrils and flourishes. The overall composition is elegant and reflects a style that emphasizes symmetry and ornamental beauty.
Gilles Paul Cauvet, Design for a Decorative Panel with Two Sirens Holding a Vase Embellished with Dolphins and other Decorative Motifs, 1777, red chalk on laid paper, Gift of David H. McDonnell, 2022.14.3

Design for a Decorative Panel with Two Sirens Holding a Vase Embellished with Dolphins and other Decorative Motifs

Gilles Paul Cauvet · 1777 · red chalk on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2022.14.3
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Recueil D'Ornemens a l'Usage des Jeunes Artistes qui se Destinent à la Décoration des Batimens

Gilles Paul Cauvet, Simon Charles Miger, Jacques Le Roy, Pietro Antonio Martini, Gilles Paul Cauvet · published 1777 · 1 vol: ill: etched and engraved title-page vignette and etched and engraved portrait by Jacques Le Roy after Louis Gustave Taraval, engraved dedication by Pietro Antonio Martini after Sim. Julien Tol., plus 93 etching and engravings (33 full-page, 52are printed 2 to a page, 3 are on 1 page, 5 are on 1 page; 4 are printed in brown; 41 are crayon manner of which 26 are printed in red and 8 in brown), artists include: Cauvet, Le Roy, Hemery, Viel, Martini, Mlle Lottier, Mlle Lothier l'ainee, SimonCharles Miger, Petit ·  Accession ID  1985.61.467

Bibliography

1993

  • Wiebenson/Baines 1993, p. 110.