File:Drawing, Design for a Square Ceiling, 1770–75 (CH 18558825).jpg

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English: Drawing, Design for a Square Ceiling, 1770–75   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Georges Richardson
Title
English: Drawing, Design for a Square Ceiling, 1770–75
Description
English: Horizontal format design for a square plaster ceiling. The scheme is that of a cupola shown from below. Segments are shown at the four sides. In the corners are octagons containing disks. The spherical octagon stands upon oblique sides. These parts of the octagon show candelabra topped by palmettes. In the center is a circular frame. Festoons hang from the curved sides of the spherical octagon. Framing strip near the edge.
Date 1770–75
Medium pen and gray and black ink, brush and rose and green watercolor on paper
Dimensions 50.9 x 52 cm (20 1/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1940-21-14
Inscriptions Watermark: similar to Churchill 411, above; stamp in black ink. lower left: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration
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  • Type: Drawing
  • Country: United Kingdom
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