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Rococo Designs
18th Century Engravings
by Johann Georg Hertel

 

Rococo


The Rococo style was given its name - as is so often the case with styles - well after the period had ended. The name coined in the 19th Century comes from the French word "rocaille" or shell and the Italian word "barocco" or Baroque, and it designates the type of art and decoration popular in France during the first half of the 18th century. Rococo is often seen as the more decadant period Baroque in which the basic forms of that period were elaborated into asymetrical, whimsical flourishes and fancies. It reached its apex in France around 1730.

Rococo was enthusiastically embraced in the catholic regions of Germany, Austria and Bohemia, where it remained in use until around 1770. In France, the style is generally encompassed by the designations Style Régence or Louis XV.

 

Johann Georg Hertel
These engravings were published in Augsburg circa 1750 by the publishing house of Johann Georg Hertel which was known for its works on ornamentation. The illustrations would have been used by furniture makers for inspiration.

Condition: Some smudging and light soiling in the margins and at the edges of the platemark.

 

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