Drawing, Design for Living Room with Alternate Suggestions, 1810–25 (CH 18109747)
Summary
Page divided into three parts. At top, a view of a ceiling decoration with neoclassical grotesque. At center, a Pompeiian style figure. On either side, a tablet with classical figures on a dark ground. Small masks and trophies throughout. At the center of the page, an elevation of one wall. The entablature is decorated with swags and swans. Above the central fireplace is a tablet with two winged figures holding a laurel wreath. Above this a trophy. At the bottom of the page, a plan, scale and detail of the cornice.
Tags
Date
1810
Source
Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain