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Engraved rococo cartouche with empty oval center, curling scrolls and smoke rising from flame-like forms at top, on a printed page.

Design for Cartouche: Allegory of Fire

An engraved rococo design shows an empty oval cartouche framed by curling scrolls, shells and wisps of smoke rising from flame-like forms at the top. The sheet is printed on laid paper with a border, a small line of French text along the bottom edge, and signatures in the lower corners.

Artist
Jacques de Lajoüe
Date
1740
Medium
Engraving on white laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2892 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1740).
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

Español: Diseño para cartela: alegoría del fuego

Un grabado de estilo rocaille muestra una cartela oval vacía, enmarcada por volutas, conchas y volutas de humo que se elevan desde formas parecidas a llamas en la parte superior. La hoja está impresa sobre papel vergé con un borde, una línea de texto en francés en la parte inferior y firmas en las esquinas inferiores.

Português: Projeto de cartela: alegoria do fogo

Uma gravura em estilo rocaille mostra uma cartela oval vazia, emoldurada por volutas enroladas, conchas e fios de fumaça que sobem de formas semelhantes a chamas no topo. A folha é impressa em papel vergê, com uma borda, uma linha de texto em francês na parte inferior e assinaturas nos cantos inferiores.

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