Cartoon for Printed Cotton Textile: The Four Elements [Les Quatre Élements], Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France), Pen and gray ink, brush and wash on white paper, mounted, Horizontal rectangle. A design composed of four vignettes separated by wreaths: upper left, Apollo and Daphne (personifying Air); lower left, Jupiter and an eagle (personifying Fire); upper right, a river god (personifying Water); lower right, Deucalion and Pyrrha (personifying Earth). In center, a trophy composed of a torch, bow and quiver suspended from a garland, and a pair of doves appears at the repeat horizontally. Wreaths encircle the vignettes showing Air and Earth., Probably Munster, France, 1810–20, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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Cartoon, Printed Cotton Textile, Four Elements, Les Quatre Élements, Hartmann et Fils, Munster, France, Pen, gray ink, brush, wash, white paper, mounted, Horizontal rectangle, design composed, four vignettes separated, wreaths, upper left, Apollo, Daphne, personifying Air, lower left, Jupiter, eagle, personifying Fire, upper right, river god, personifying Water, lower right, Deucalion, Pyrrha, personifying Earth, center, trophy composed, torch, bow, quiver suspended, garland, pair, doves, repeat horizontally, Wreaths encircle, vignettes, Air, Earth, Munster, France, 1810–20, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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