{"product_id":"lyric-poetry-pl-63-delafosse","title":"Lyric Poetry, Pl. 63 — Nouvelle Iconologie Historique","description":"\u003cp\u003eA monumental allegory of Lyric Poetry, with Pegasus, lyre, and laurel wreath gathered around a Neoclassical pedestal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003ePoësie Lyrique.\u003c\/em\u003e Plate 63. Designed and engraved by Jean-Charles Delafosse. From \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Iconologie Historique ou Attributs Hieroglyphiques\u003c\/em\u003e. Published in Paris by Jean-François Daumont, c. 1770.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelafosse devoted a long sequence of plates to the liberal arts, each personified through architectural attributes rather than figures. The Pegasus-and-lyre vocabulary here became a default emblem for music rooms, theatre interiors, and bibliophile bookplates well into the Empire period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-coloured copperplate engraving. Sheet approximately 46.8 × 33.7 cm. Excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783235567902,"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_-_025_thumb_89f932ab-0e1c-4e5a-a839-ddfbd5eba63f.jpg?v=1777201879","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/lyric-poetry-pl-63-delafosse","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}