Design for a Stage Set Representing the Palace of the River Sangar, from Liure de Decoration Diferante, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot

Publisher Published by Pierre Husson Dutch
published 1703 or 1712
Not on view
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

Object Information
  • 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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