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Print, Title Page
This is a Print. It was designed by Gilles Paul Cauvet and published by Gilles Paul Cauvet and dedicatee: Louis XVIII, King of France. It is dated 1777 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching and engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Advisory Council.
It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
It is signed
Lettered in plate, lower center: À PARIS/ Chez L’AUTEUR, rue de Seve, près celle du Bacq/ M.DCC.LXXVII
It is inscribed
Lettered in plate, upper center: RECUEIL/ D’ORNEMENS/ A L’USAGE/ DES JEUNES ARTSTES/ Qui se Destinent à la Décoration des Bâtimens/ DÉDIÉ À MONSIEUR/ Par G.P. Cauvet Sculpteur de S.A.R
Cite this object as
Print, Title Page; Designed by Gilles Paul Cauvet (French, 1731 - 1788); Dedicatee: Louis XVIII, King of France (French, 1755 – 1824); France; etching and engraving on paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-204-1
