Cartouche with Putti Mounting a Tent, Livre d’ornements (Book of Ornaments), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720–1790, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving on cream laid paper, Design for an upright symmetrical cartouche, topped by a dragon; armorial trophies at upper right and left, vegetal decoration throughout, and a mascaron at lower center. Within the frame, a scene of putti figures setting up a tent or structure by draping fabric over tree branches. One putto sits

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