Design for a Clock, from 'Disegni Diversi'

Giovanni Giardini|Maximilian Joseph Limpach

1714 or 1750 · Etching and engraving · Drawings and Prints

Design for a standing clock, characterized by two birds resting on one leg, on the left and right side of the base. The base consists of four S-shaped scrolls supporting a crowned coat of arms. Above it a mirror is placed. The round clock plate is held in place by two C-volutes and is decorated with leaf-shaped ornaments.

Artist

Giovanni Giardini|Maximilian Joseph Limpach

Date

1714 or 1750

Medium

Etching and engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930