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English: Drawing, Design for an Oblong 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 an Oblong Ceiling, 1770–75
Description
English: Horizontal format design for an oblong plaster ceiling. One quarter is shown. Bands separate the inner field and oblongs at the short sides. The latter show drapery festoons hanging from candelabra which stand upon scrolls, connected by segments consisting of calices. The scheme of the decoration of the inner field is that of a frame with festoon surrounding inner circles. In the center are the frames of a medallion, the outermost being surrounded by rows of circle motifs. Winged lions with scrolls as tails stand beside candelabra in the outer circular strip. Below the scale. Framing strip.
Date 1770–75
Medium pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Dimensions 33.1 x 45.4 cm (13 1/16 x 17 7/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1940-21-13
Inscriptions Watermark: IV; stamp in black ink, upper left: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: Inscribed in red chalk, verso: 20
  • Country: United Kingdom
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