Jean Tijou ironwork design
Design for an ironwork sign, with an elaborate bracket. In 1693, Jean Tijou published a set of 20 prints of his designs for ironwork, which included this one. He explained that the prints depict gates, balconies, staircases, panels, etc, mostly either made for King William III and Queen Mary II's royal palace at Hampton Court, or for the great houses of the English nobility. Tijou states that the prints were 'all for the Use of them that will work Iron in Perfection and with Art', ie other craftsmen. This was the first pattern book for ironwork to be published in Britain
Credit
Mary Evans
Dimensions
3348 x 2526 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
11 x 8 inches / 28 x 21 cm