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Medium:
Red crayon, pen, ink, wash, sepia on paper
Dimensions:
20.3 × 18.3 cm (8 in. × 7 3/16 in.)
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Made in:
Europe
Netherlands
Date:
1770–1775
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Women are suggested standing in front of pilaster stripes. Their poses are different; to the left one supports an Ionic capital, the right one the entablature which projects near corners. A medallion in the center, flanked by a crouching sphonx with a rinceaux tail, at left, and by festoons and braces at right is suggested for the frieze over the opening. A candlestick in the shape of an urn with arms stands upon the left corner. The lower part of a looking glass and a candlestick in a different shape from the left one, at right, are roughly sketched.
Accession Number:
1896-14-4
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq458c46944-ead8-4ea8-8664-20a1079fbbc4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1896-14-4