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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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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.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Armorial Cartouche with Crown and Swags

Hubert François Gravelot

Medium
pen and black ink with graphite, incised for transfer on laid paper; laid down
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.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1992.87.13
Credit line
Gift of Arthur L. Liebman
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • detail and ornament
  • architecture
  • Rococo
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

Inscription

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

NGA object ID 79117. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.