Cartoon for Cotton Printing: Les Quatre Elements

Cartoon for Cotton Printing: Les Quatre Elements, Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France), B. M. Lebert, 1759–1836, J. L. Lebert, French, early 19th century, Pen and ink, brush and gray wash on cream laid paper, The design for a textile is composed of four vignettes, separated in pairs vertically, in the center of the composition by a strip composed of trophies symbolizing the elements, and at the repeat, by a strip showing the signs of the zodiac:, A: upper left, Juno seated in a chariot drawn over the clouds by peacocks and accompanied by amoretti (personifying Air); Lower left, Vulcan forging armour (personifying Fire), Munster, France, 1810–20, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)