Livre Nouveau de Prinsipes D'Ornemens..., Plate 5

Livre Nouveau de Prinsipes D'Ornemens..., Plate 5

Nicolas Guérard

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Plate 4 of the series 'Livre Nouveau de Prinsipes d'Ornemens', consisting of a title page and seven plates of rudimentary ornament designs to instruct (young) artists in how to design and delineate ornaments. This plate consists of four friezes with designs made up out of C-volutes, bandwork, simple rocaille ornaments and shell motifs and acanthus leafs.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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