Cartoon for Printed Cotton: The Four Elements [Les Quatre Elements], Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France), Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash on cream laid paper, mounted, Within vertically-arranged ornamental arabesques are: upper left, Juno seated in a chariot drawn over the clouds by peacocks, while kneeling zephyrs facing each other (personifying Air) support the vignette; lower left, Vulcan forging armor, and supporting, while two cyclopes (personifying fire) support the vignette; upper right, sirens supporting the vignette with Venus (below); center right, Saturn seated in a landscape, attended by animals, his right arm resting on a globe, while two standing Herculeses (personifying Earth) support the vignette; lower right, Venus born over water on a shell, accompanied by two tortoises (personifying water). In the center of the composition and along the left edge are vertical strips composed of trophies symbolizing the elements (uncompleted)., Probably Munster, France, 1810–20, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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Cartoon, Printed Cotton, Four Elements, Les Quatre Elements, Hartmann et Fils, Munster, France, Pen, black ink, brush, gray wash, cream laid paper, mounted, Within vertically-arranged ornamental arabesques, upper left, Juno seated, chariot drawn, clouds, peacocks, kneeling zephyrs facing, personifying Air, support, vignette, lower left, Vulcan forging armor, supporting, two cyclopes, personifying fire, support, vignette, upper right, sirens supporting, vignette, Venus, center right, Saturn seated, landscape, attended, animals, right arm resting, globe, two standing Herculeses, personifying Earth, support, vignette, lower right, Venus born, water, shell, accompanied, two tortoises, personifying water, center, composition, left edge, vertical strips composed, trophies symbolizing, elements, uncompleted, Munster, France, 1810–20, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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