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Charles Nicolas Cochin
1715-1790
Oval Frame With Angels and Putti
1776
6 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches (160 x 96 mm); on sheet: 7 1/16 x 4 9/16 inches (179 x 115 mm)
Red chalk and graphite on paper.
1986.2131
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Cochin's design shows an oval medallion frame decorated with a floral border and surrounded by clouds; the bottom is supported by three putti, and below them is a basket of flowers surrounded by three more putti. Two winged angels flank the design above, and the frame is surmounted by a faintly delineated crown. It may have been intended as a head or tail piece for an as-yet-unidentified publication.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated in red chalk, "C.N. Cochin del. 1776".
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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