Design for a Chimneypiece, Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, The fireplace is framed by moldings and stripes. Fluted pilasters are laterally. Ramheads with blossom festoons are in the capitals. Above is a high entablature with an unornamented frieze. In the center in front of the lower part of the entablature and the stripe above the opening is a relief with the five dancers as in 1938-88-8202 without the pilasters. A greek band is below the relief. Ramheads are shown in profile laterally at the upper corners. They support festoons, which hang in the framing stripes. Shadow, base line, planes, scale as in 1938-88-8196., Rome, Italy, 1780–1800, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Chimneypiece, Graphite, pen, ink, brush, watercolor, paper, fireplace, framed, moldings, stripes, Fluted pilasters, laterally, Ramheads, blossom festoons, capitals, high entablature, unornamented frieze, center, front, lower part, entablature, stripe, opening, relief, five dancers, 1938-88-8202, pilasters, greek band, relief, Ramheads, shown, profile laterally, upper corners, support festoons, hang, framing stripes, Shadow, base line, planes, scale, 1938-88-8196, Rome, Italy, 1780–1800, Drawing, Drawing
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