Tombeau monumental avec trois femmes adossées from the series "Tombeaux"
Cooper Hewitt

Tombeau monumental avec trois femmes adossées from the series "Tombeaux"

Jean-Laurent Legeay, French, ca. 1710–86 · 1768, published 1770

Etching on cream laid paper Support: cream laid paper
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

A monumental vase upon a pedestal is visible through vegetation and architectural ruins. The vase is decorated with a variety of ornamental motifs, such as swags and Greek key, and is supported by four figures. In the foreground immediately before the vase are two female figures.

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