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Drawing, Ornament Composition
This is a Drawing. It was created by P. Ludovik and attributed to Pierre-Edmé Babel. It is dated ca. 1745 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
An ornament designer and etcher, Pierre-Edmé Babel also supplied sculptured wood ornament to the royal garde-meuble, who supervised the decoration of royal palaces. From the late 1730s, he created many vignettes for books and rococo ornament for prints.
This object was
donated by
Advisory Council.
It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
Its dimensions are
Sheet: 18.2 x 20 cm (7 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.) Frame H x W x D: 50.2 x 39.7 x 2.5 cm (19 3/4 x 15 5/8 x 1 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
It has the following markings
Watermark: COFIGANON MOYEN / AUVERGNE (RB '45)
Cite this object as
Drawing, Ornament Composition; P. Ludovik (French); Attributed to Pierre Edme Babel (French, 1720–1775); France; pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk on white laid paper; Sheet: 18.2 x 20 cm (7 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.) Frame H x W x D: 50.2 x 39.7 x 2.5 cm (19 3/4 x 15 5/8 x 1 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-416
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008 and The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.
