Cartouche with Putto Blowing Conch, Livre de Cartouches Irréguliers (Book of Irregular Cartouches)
Asymmetrical oblong cartouche in Rococo style with a putto blowing into a conch horn at left. Scrollwork and flowing water. Within cartouche, seascape scene of a figure on a boat paddling towards a town visible at the shore.
Credit: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
1738
Etching and engraving on paper
1921-6-281-27
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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