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Divinité Chinoise
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Divinité Chinoise

Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772 · ca. 1730 · Black chalk, brush and black ink, wash, traces of stylus on cream laid paper, lined

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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An enthroned chinaman is surrounded by topiary in perspective. Figures on steps to right and left pay homage; trees enframe the scene. Above and below, arabesques composed of herms, medallions, are shown as if seated.

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Credit lineDivinité Chinoise. ca. 1730. Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council. CC0.
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