File:Bound Print, Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Portion de Plafonds et d'un Poëlle (Book of Portions of Ceilings and of a Stove), 1731–68 (CH 18238915).jpg

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English: Bound Print, Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Portion de Plafonds et d'un Poëlle (Book of Portions of Ceilings and of a Stove), 1731–68   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Engraved by François de Cuvilliés the younger
Title
English: Bound Print, Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Portion de Plafonds et d'un Poëlle (Book of Portions of Ceilings and of a Stove), 1731–68
Description
English: Design for a quarter of a ceiling, the lower right corner cropped at a diagonal. At lower left, within cartouche, a scene of putti figures feeding grapes or berries to a goat. At lower right, a landscape scene with a view of a large terrace; two seated figures, viewed from behind, at right, one pointing forward. At upper right, two putti holding a bird attached to a string. Partial view of central medallion at upper left.
Date 1731–68
Medium engraving on paper
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1921-6-282-80
Credit line Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Notes
  • Type: Bound print
  • Inscribed: Inscribed in graphite, vertically, lower right: 79
  • Country: Germany
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