Book of New Trophies

Art Historical Context

**Book of New Trophies** (1720–74) is a captivating ensemble of engravings by a collaborative team of French masters: architects and designers Jacques François Blondel Gilles-Marie Oppenord, Chez Huquier, and engr Jacques Dumont, known as *le Romain*. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, this volume (11 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 1/8 in.) exemplifies the Rococo era's exuberant ornamental style, blending intricate motifs with playful elegance. The book showcases *cartouches*—elaborate, scroll-like frames often crowned with whimsical heads—and trophy-like designs, serv...