This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

This and 68 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Album of Designs for Furniture (Beds, Chairs, Sofas, Stools) and Waistcoats.

Object Timeline

1920

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Print, Two Waistcoat Designs

This is a Print. It was designed by Pierre Ranson and print maker: Jacques Juillet and published by Esnauts et Rapilly. It is dated 1794–1804 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 left: Ranson inv. del; lettered lower center: A Paris, chez Esnauts et Rapilly, rue St. Jacques, à la Ville de Coutances, No. 259. Avec Priv du Roi; lettered lower right: Juillet sculp.

It is inscribed

Lettered in plate, upper left: E; numbered upper right: 26; inscribed in graphite upper right margin: 31; inscribed in graphite, in plate, lower left: 15

Cite this object as

Print, Two Waistcoat Designs; Designed by Pierre Ranson (French, 1736–1786); Print Maker: Jacques Juillet (French, 1739 - 1784); Published by Esnauts et Rapilly (French, 1770 - 1820); etching and engraving on paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-395-30

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18268801/ |title=Print, Two Waistcoat Designs |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=6 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>