Keyhole Escutcheons for Doors and Furniture, Plate from a French Ornament Series

An etched plate of two ornamental keyhole escutcheons framed by laurel swags, ribbons, and a central urn, with a double-headed-bird motif and scrolled foliage on the right. The two designs sit side by side within a ruled border, with a French caption printed below.

Artist

Richard de Lalonde

Date

1775-1788

Medium

Etching on off-white laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3999 × 2639 px

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