Rococo Cartouche with Shell and Aquatic Ornament

An engraved rococo cartouche with an empty central field, framed by scrolling forms suggesting shells, fronds and waves. Fine parallel hatching models the curling ornament on white laid paper, with a plate-mark border and a small inscription beneath.

Artist

Jacques de Lajoüe

Date

1740

Medium

Engraving on white laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2895 × 4000 px

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