Diverses Pieces de Serruriers, page 9 (recto)

Hugues Brisville|Jean Berain|Gabriel Ladame

ca. 1663 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Engravings by Jean I Berain, French, Saint-Mihiel 1640-1711 Paris and Gabriel Ladame, French, active 1645-68. Designs published by Francois Langlois after Hughes Brisville, French, born ca. 1633, active Paris 1663. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design is for a lock plate and is in the shape of a rectangle. At the top of the design is a frieze decorated in the center with a composite nude figure with a head and limbs that form twisting vines of leaves, grotesque heads, and nude human torsos. Below this frieze is a key hole that is surrounded by foliage and ornamental architectural elements. A bird is perched on top of the key hole.

Artist

Hugues Brisville|Jean Berain|Gabriel Ladame

Date

ca. 1663

Medium

Engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014