Plate 11: a cartouche with fruits, flowers, and leaves at top, a mask of a faun in profile to either side with a festoon of fruits and flowers in each of their mouths, from 'Twelve cartouches' (Recueil de douze cartouches) 1640 - 1645

This etching, "Plate 11: a cartouche with fruits, flowers, and leaves at top, a mask of a faun in profile to either side with a festoon of fruits and flowers in each of their mouths, from 'Twelve cartouches' (Recueil de douze cartouches)," was created by François Collignon between 1640 and 1645. The cartouche, a decorative element often used as a frame for text or images, features intricate details, including fruits, flowers, leaves, and faun masks. It is part of a series of twelve cartouches and showcases Collignon’s mastery of etching and decorative design. This work, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, exemplifies the ornate and intricate style of decorative art in the mid-17th century.