Design for a Stage Set Representing the Palace of the River Sangar, from Liure de Decoration Diferante, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
Design for the Palace of the river Sangar, with a park lined with a row of statues and trees on either side. At the end of the rows, three fountains set in front of a wall, with a cascade in the background behind. From a series of six prints with designs for stage sets all seen through a proscenium. The series was first published in 1702 by the artist himself and included in both oeuvre publications.
Artwork Details
- Title:Design for a Stage Set Representing the Palace of the River Sangar, from Liure de Decoration Diferante, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
- Series/Portfolio:Livre de Decoration Diferante
- Artist:Daniel Marot the Elder (French, Paris 1661–1752 The Hague)
- Publisher:Published by Pierre Husson , The Hague
- Published in:The Hague
- Date:published 1703 or 1712
- Medium:Etching
- Dimensions:Sheet: 8 1/4 × 13 9/16 in. (20.9 × 34.4 cm)
Plate: 7 1/4 × 10 11/16 in. (18.4 × 27.1 cm) - Classifications:Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line:Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
- Object Number:30.4(22)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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