Live auction - Lot 17
[French school]
3 architectural designs.
1st half 17th c
Hammer price: €
280
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, traces of black chalk, c. 22 x 16 cm, laid paper, unsigned (frame designs with 4 sm. defects due to ink corrosion).
Under passe-partout.
1-2. Two designs for a tomb monument to be placed as epitaphs on a church wall. They are adorned with allegorical figures such as Death or Time, and with little putti. - 3. Design for a decorative wall panel with a medallion for an antique bust. Possibly a design for a chimney piece or a door frame. All designed in a French Baroque style reminescent to that of Antoine Lepautre (1621-1679). The last sheet is dated 15th October 1634, with a ms. note "Morice Jacquemin Ancien Maitre".