Design for a Canopy Bed in an Alcove, ca. 1770–90, Pen and black ink, brush and brown and gray wash, 14 15/16 x 20 7/16 in. (38 x 51.9 cm), Anonymous, French, 18th century, This drawing shows a design for a large canopy bed, placed in a neoclassical alcove. This type of design is often seen in palaces where an official ‘coucher’ and ‘lever’ ceremony (retiring to and rising from bed) was in custom
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Design, Canopy Bed, Alcove, ca, 1770–90, Pen, black ink, brush, brown, gray wash, 14 15/16 x 20 7/16, 38 51.9 cm, Anonymous, French, 18th century, drawing, design, large canopy, bed, placed, neoclassical alcove, type, palaces, official ‘coucher, ‘lever, ceremony, retiring, rising, custom
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