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Vases des fleurs [print] / J. Baptiste Monnojer pinxit. ; Vauquer sculp.

Accession number
PML 49011.12
Creator
Vauquer, Jean, 1621-1686, engraver.
Published
Paris : s.n, 1660-1690?
Credit line
Gift of Junius S. Morgan and Henry S. Morgan, 1957.
Notes
Set of 2 engravings of flowers arranged in large classical vases, the first with a vase ornamented with two winged cherubs, the second with a coat of arms supported by two birds (probably swans) in a circle within the plinth directly below the base of the vase.
Plates in this suite have been folded and comprise part of a bound album of engravings of flowers, chiefly by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer, entitled "Collected engravings of flowers" (see PML 49011).
Description
2 prints : engravings ; plate marks: approx. 665 x 467 mm; sheets: 742 x 530 mm; folded to: 530 x 371 mm
Provenance
Estate of Mrs. J.P. Morgan.
Classification
Department