{"product_id":"government-and-reason-of-state-pl-73-nouvelle-iconologie-historique","title":"Government and Reason of State, Pl. 73 — Nouvelle Iconologie Historique","description":"\u003cp\u003eA commanding hand-coloured engraving pairing the allegorical trophies of Government and Reason of State in Delafosse's Neoclassical idiom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eGouvernement. Raison d'État.\u003c\/em\u003e Drawn and engraved by Jean-Charles Delafosse. Plate 73 from \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Iconologie Historique\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Jean-François Daumont, Paris, c. 1770.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelafosse's \u003cem\u003eIconologie\u003c\/em\u003e assembled a systematic vocabulary of emblems for use by architects, sculptors, and decorators. The sceptre, scales, and book of laws shown here belong to his repertoire for civic virtue — motifs that would reappear, after the Revolution, on official seals, medals, and public monuments of the French state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-coloured copperplate engraving. Sheet approximately 46.3 × 34.5 cm. Very Good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50780566651166,"sku":null,"price":380.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/French_Monument_-_017_thumb_14a545f3-f6a1-4f35-906b-f20b0ff24d17.jpg?v=1775967940","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/government-and-reason-of-state-pl-73-nouvelle-iconologie-historique","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}