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Additional authors

1. Decker, Paul, 1677-1713.

Description

1. 6 prints : engraving; 28 x 18.5 cm.

Summary

1. Ornaments primarily depict Oriental scenes, including a man smoking, dragons and other mythic animals, people, possibly intended to be rulers or aristocracy, a man being punished, women serving food, boats; allegorical scenes, including angels; crests and crowns; lions and birds.

Subject

1. Prints > German > 18th century
2. Pattern sheets
3. Engravings
4. Allegories
5. Women
6. Tobacco pipes
7. Smoking paraphernalia > Germany
8. Smoking in art
9. Punishment
10. Lion
11. Kings and rulers
12. Dragons
13. Decoration and ornament, Baroque > Germany > Early works to 1800
14. Decoration and ornament > Europe > Chinese influences
15. Crowns
16. Boats and boating
17. Birds
18. Angels

Genre/Form

1. Allegories.
2. Engravings.
3. Pattern sheets.
4. Prints – German – 18th century.

Call number

1. Arents Prints 96-25

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Plates numbered [1], 2-6. First plate engraved with a dedication signed Paul Deckerus architectus, and has in lower border: P. Decker archit. inv. del. et exc., and subsequent pages P.D. ar. inv. del.
3. Ornament designs for embroidery and lacquerwork, including designs for tables, saddle cloths and tobacco cases.

Author

1. Montalegre, Joseph de, engraver.

Title

1. Ornaments after Paul Decker [graphic] / Jos. à Montalegre, sc.

Imprint

1. [Nuremberg] : P. Decker archit. inv. del. et exc., [171-?]

Connect to:

1. Request access to this item in the Schwarzman Rare Books Collection

Added author

1. Decker, Paul, 1677-1713. Artist. Publisher

Research call number

1. Arents Prints 96-25