Four Allegorical Figures on Pedestals

This engraved design sheet presents four winged female figures—personifications of virtues or classical concepts—arranged in a row atop inscribed pedestals. Each figure wears flowing drapery and holds symbolic attributes, rendered in the Baroque ornamental tradition. Attributed to Daniel Marot, the prolific French designer whose architectural and decorative schemes influenced English and Dutch interiors, this print exemplifies the allegorical vocabulary that decorated elite households. Such pattern sheets served as references for painters, sculptors, and craftspeople, establishing visual conventions that would circulate across European courts and workshops throughout the century.