Design for an Escutcheon with Allusions to Egypt, Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, Pen and ink, grey wash, black chalk on laid paper, A fountain is obliquely shown, the back of which is formed by shell containing an ovoid as the field of the escutcheon. It is topped by the head of a lion. Nile is seated, reaching with his right arm over a sphinx toward a jar from which water pours. At the right of him are two children and a dragon. Water is shown in the right foreground. Views of the interior of his temple at right, of three nymphs of sources and a palm at left., France, 1725–50, ornament, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Escutcheon, Allusions, Egypt, Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b, Italy, 1695–1750, Pen, ink, grey wash, black chalk, laid paper, fountain, obliquely shown, back, formed, shell containing, ovoid, field, escutcheon, topped, head, lion, Nile, seated, reaching, right arm, sphinx, jar, water pours, right, two children, dragon, Water, shown, right foreground, Views, interior, temple, right, three nymphs, sources, palm, left, France, 1725–50, ornament, Drawing, Drawing
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