{"product_id":"monument-with-lion-and-mirror-pl-18-delafosse","title":"Monument with Lion and Mirror, Pl. 18 — Nouvelle Iconologie Historique","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn allegorical monument flanked by a couchant lion and a mirror of Truth — emblems of vigilance and self-knowledge in classical garb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlate 18. Designed and engraved by Jean-Charles Delafosse. From a suite of allegorical monuments published in Paris by Jean-François Daumont, c. 1770.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlates of this kind served as adaptable templates for funerary stelae, festival decorations, and emblem-book illustrations exploring virtues such as Prudence and Strength. Delafosse's compositional formula — pedestal, attribute, and beast — proved enduringly influential for French commemorative sculpture into the Empire period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-coloured copperplate engraving. Sheet approximately 46.4 × 34.0 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783235764510,"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_-_029_thumb_304e032a-e7c2-45c5-ab6f-66b1b2d848bd.jpg?v=1777201897","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/monument-with-lion-and-mirror-pl-18-delafosse","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}