This is the preparatory cartoon for the inlaid hardstone tabletop (O0214). The motifs of paintings and books refer to the Liberal Arts, while the hurdy-gurdy is based on a model by Pierre Louvet. [+]
This “cartoon” or highly finished preparatory sketch was used as the basis for a tabletop inlaid with hardstones, which is part of a table in the Museum’s collection (O-477) that was originally in the [+]