Plate 5: a cartouche with a blank escutcheon at top center, a chimera to either side, their bodies ending in scrollwork and dragon tails, from 'Twelve cartouches' (Recueil de douze cartouches), François Collignon, circa 1640–45

Print ornament & architecture. Date: circa 1640–45. Dimensions: image: 3 5/16 x 2 7/8 in. (8.4 x 7.3 cm). Medium: etching print. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Plate 5- a cartouche with a blank escutcheon at top center, a chimera to either side, their bodies ending in scrollwork and dragon tails, from 'Twelve cartouches' (Recueil de douze cartouches) MET DP832448