Design for an Altar, Plate 3 from an Untitled Series of Designs for Altars

Engraver Jacob Gottlieb Thelot Central European

Printed ca. 1750–56

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Ornament print with a design for an altar in frontal elevation. The design shows two variants for the base below the altar table. The top is slightly asymmetrical, but does not apear to show variants. It is flanked by large candelabras on either side and is crowned by a cherub surrounded by rays of sunlight. This print is bound in an album containing 27 series with a total of 122 ornament prints from the fund of the prominent Augsburg publisher Martin Engelbrecht.

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Title: Design for an Altar, Plate 3 from an Untitled Series of Designs for Altars
Engraver: Jacob Gottlieb Thelot (German, Augsburg 1708–1760 Augsburg)
Artist: After Carl Pier (German, active Augsburg, ca. 1750)
Publisher: Martin Engelbrecht (German, Augsburg 1684–1756 Augsburg)
Date: Printed ca. 1750–56
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Overall: 8 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (21.5 × 35 cm)
Classifications: Albums, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014
Object Number: 2014.97.91
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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