Design for a Clock, Title Page to 'Cahier de six Pendules', Jean François Forty, ca. 1770

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Design for a Clock, Title Page to 'Cahier de six Pendules', ca. 1770, Etching, Overall: 10 9/16 × 7 13/16 in. ( × cm), Jean François Forty (French, active Paris, 1775–90), Design for a clock with two putti supporting an urn. The urn's upper frieze is calibrated for the clock movements and a winding snake indicates the time. The putti are attached to the base in which the legs turn into foliage and connects them

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License: Licensed
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