Frontispiece, from Bussy-Rabutin's "Histoire amoureuse des Gaules"

Frontispiece, from Bussy-Rabutin's "Histoire amoureuse des Gaules"

Pierre Philippe Choffard

Frontispiece, from Bussy-Rabutin's "Histoire amoureuse des Gaules"

Pierre Philippe Choffard

Design for a Cartouche or Frame with Four Groups of Military Ornament: Flames and Thunderbolts on bottom; Swags of Bombs at Sides; Sword, Baton, and Laurel Top.

Anonymous, Italian, 18th century

Title Page: Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, L'Office de la Vierge Marie

Claude Mellan

Frontispiece, from Bussy-Rabutin's "Histoire amoureuse des Gaules"

Pierre Philippe Choffard

Self-portrait

Pierre Philippe Choffard

Design for a Trophy

René Charpentier

Design for a Cartouche with a Blank Compartment surrounded by 8 Medallions

Anonymous, French, 16th century

Modello for Ceiling Fresco with Papal Coat of Arms

Bernardo Castello

Design for a Mirror

James Wyatt

Design for Frame with Ecclesiastical Motifs

Johann Oktavian Salver

Picture Frame, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I

Thomas Chippendale