Ecritoire de Porcelaine [Design for a Porcelain Writing Set, Elevation, 2nd plate], pl. 45 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier, Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772, Etching on off-white laid paper, Design for a writing set with a central cartouche showing Apollo (at left) holding a bottle and a muse (at right). The scene is framed with foliage, a large bush-like arrangement above surmounted by a count's crest. Central cartouche is framed by asymmetrical wells on either side., Paris, France, 1748

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