Design for a Chimneypiece with Alternative Suggestions, Red crayon, pen, ink, wash, sepia on paper, 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., Europe, Netherlands, 1770–1775, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Chimneypiece, Alternative Suggestions, Red crayon, pen, ink, wash, sepia, paper, Women, suggested standing, front, pilaster stripes, poses, different, left, supports, Ionic capital, right, entablature, projects, corners, medallion, center, flanked, crouching sphonx, rinceaux tail, left, festoons, braces, right, suggested, frieze, opening, candlestick, shape, urn, arms stands upon, left corner, lower part, looking glass, candlestick, different shape, left, right, roughly sketched, Europe, Netherlands, 1770–1775, Drawing, Drawing
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