Plate 12, Livre de vases (Book of Vases), François Boucher, French, 1703 – 1770, A. Bouchet, French, active ca. 1730-1740, Chez Le Pere et Avaulez, Paris, France, Etching on cream laid paper, Folio 12, plate 12 of a series of 12. Design for mounts of a ewer or vase influenced by shell forms to be executed in jasper. A figure of a young boy reclines on rocks, shells, and flowers on the lid, a goat with a long tail decorates the handle, and acanthus and scroll motifs adorn the foot. At right, a line drawing of the ewer to which the mounts would be attached., Paris, France, 1738–72, metalwork, Bound print, Bound print
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Plate 12, Livre de vases, Book, Vases, François Boucher, French, 1703 – 1770, Bouchet, French, active ca, 1730-1740, Chez Le Pere et Avaulez, Paris, France, Etching, cream laid paper, Folio 12, plate 12, series, 12, Design, mounts, ewer, vase influenced, shell forms, executed, jasper, figure, young boy reclines, rocks, shells, flowers, lid, goat, long tail decorates, handle, acanthus, scroll motifs adorn, foot, right, line drawing, ewer, mounts, attached, Paris, France, 1738–72, metalwork, Bound print, Bound print
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