# Design for a trophy

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/oppenordt-gilles-marie-rf2fe4c5f46ff06/design-for-a-trophy-rd261ad632a4748>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [OPPENORDT, Gilles-Marie](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/oppenordt-gilles-marie-rf2fe4c5f46ff06>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Red chalk, 340 x 205 mm

## Commentary

The eighteenth century in France was an extraordinary period for the European decorative arts. It was characterized by an intense craft activity. During the first quarter of the century a penchant for the unusual favoured the Rococo style. The vogue for Rococo was swiftly assimilated by the various crafts following designs by Gilles-Marie Oppenordt and Jacques de Lajou.

## Related artworks

- [Bed alcove for the Duc d&#39;Orléans](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/oppenordt-gilles-marie-rf2fe4c5f46ff06/bed-alcove-for-the-duc-dorlans-re4d0ce5135c097>)
- [Design for a Cartel Clock Case](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/oppenordt-gilles-marie-rf2fe4c5f46ff06/design-for-a-cartel-clock-case-r9fdb915734d630>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)