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Arabesque panel with fruit basket and laurel garland

A wicker basket overflowing with fruits is firmly planted in a nest of acanthus leaves, with two laurel branches decoratively entwining above it. Antique-inspired ornament vocabulary as displayed here was very popular in French interiors of the late 18th century. Viewed in the context of the Roman drawings in the Karlsruhe albums, this design raises certain questions.

Artwork information

  • Artist

    Unidentified French draughtsman, Nicolas François Daniel Lhuillier (c. 1736–1793) (?)

  • Place and date

    Rome, probably 1760s to 1770s

  • Dimensions (sheet)

    443 x 176 mm

  • Inventory number

    IX 5159-35-2-1

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