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Etched rococo cartouche with scrolling ornament framing a small pastoral scene of two figures by rocks, with printed title text below.

Cartouche with Central Vignette

An etched and engraved rococo cartouche framed by scrolling foliage, with a small pastoral vignette of two figures near a rocky outcrop under a cloudy sky. Below the scene, a printed title panel with lettering and a cartouche of decorative flourishes fills the lower third of the sheet on off-white paper.

Artist
François de Cuvilliés the Elder
Date
1745
Medium
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2705 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1745).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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