File:Drawing, Design for Cornice of Oblong Ceiling, 1770–80 (CH 18172059).jpg
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[edit]English: Drawing, Design for Cornice of Oblong Ceiling, 1770–80 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Made by Jean-Charles Delafosse |
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Title |
English: Drawing, Design for Cornice of Oblong Ceiling, 1770–80 |
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Description |
English: One quarter of the ceiling is shown. A circular medallion portrait of a woman is obliquely shown over a satyr mask and festoons in the corner. It is topped by a pair of doves, Cupid and Hymen. The sides are to show censers between acanthus spirals and behind festoons. |
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Date | 1770–80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | pen and black ink, brush and grey and black wash, graphite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Sheet: 31.8 x 48.1 cm (12 1/2 x 18 15/16 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
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Current location |
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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Accession number |
1911-28-43 |
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Credit line | Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | Numbered, bottom margin: "No.19." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes |
Red Crayon: 112 Pen and black ink: N59
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Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo |
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