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Design for a Circular Ceiling Decoration

A work made of watercolor, with pen and black ink, over graphite, on cream laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of watercolor, with pen and black ink, over graphite, on cream laid paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Unknown artist (possibly Florentine, 18th century)
or Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (French, 1762-1853)
or Charles Percier (French, 1764-1838)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Unknown Florentine

Title

Design for a Circular Ceiling Decoration

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1750–1899

Medium

Watercolor, with pen and black ink, over graphite, on cream laid paper

Dimensions

34.9 × 34.7 cm (13 3/4 × 13 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of John Davidson

Reference Number

1981.157

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