{"product_id":"history-and-gentleness-pl-79-nouvelle-iconologie-historique","title":"History and Gentleness, Pl. 79 — Nouvelle Iconologie Historique","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hand-coloured engraving by Jean-Charles Delafosse, pairing allegories of History and Gentleness within elaborate neoclassical cartouches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal French title: \u003cem\u003eL'Histoire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMansuétude\u003c\/em\u003e. Drawn and engraved by Jean-Charles Delafosse. From \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Iconologie Historique ou Attributs Hiéroglyphiques\u003c\/em\u003e, Plate 79, Livre huitième. Published in Paris, c. 1768.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelafosse was a pivotal figure in the goût grec, the early Neoclassical turn in French decorative art. His \u003cem\u003eIconologie\u003c\/em\u003e supplied architects, sculptors, and ornemanistes with an encyclopaedic vocabulary of allegorical attributes and hieroglyphic emblems, and it remained a touchstone for designers of Louis XVI interiors and Empire ornament alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-coloured copperplate engraving. Sheet size approximately 45.9 × 34.1 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50780989063454,"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_-_015_thumb_7710215f-e3a4-459e-9b8e-5db70830cd00.jpg?v=1775985732","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/history-and-gentleness-pl-79-nouvelle-iconologie-historique","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}