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Design for a Buckle in the Shape of Two Fighting Chimeras
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Design for a Buckle in the Shape of Two Fighting Chimeras

Henri Cameré · c. 1864 - c. 1894 · brush; tracing paper; deck paint; pencil; watercolor (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A pencil note on this design drawing states that this buckle was designed for Maria Pia of Savoy, Queen of Portugal from 1862. It is known from sources that Cameré also designed a silver centrepiece in the form of a galleon presented to her by the city of Paris on the occasion of her wedding. Was this buckle also a gift?

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
design drawingbrooch, agraffe, claspchimera (lion/goat/snake)'Chimera' (Ripa)
Credit lineDesign for a Buckle in the Shape of Two Fighting Chimeras. c. 1864 - c. 1894. Henri Cameré. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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