Vertical rectangle of joined sheets of paper

Ferrouillat • 1795

Vertical rectangle of joined sheets of paper, 1795

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Vertical rectangle of joined sheets of paper. Alternating medallion in grisaille of a woman standing with a sacrificial goat at an altar, and flower baskets from which is draped a wide ribbon. Above and below, large basket of flowers. Joining the various units of the design are arabesques of ribbon bows, scrolls, flower garlands and butterflies. Block-printed on handmade paper