Design for a Chimneypiece, Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, The fireplace is laterally framed by two pilaster strips of colored stone. They are framed by tori in gilded metal as is the upper edge of the opening. Fantastic plants in gilded metal are shown in the stripes. Upon the same base as these stand beside them caryatids holding lamps of gilded metal. They are shown in profile. Above is an entablature with a frieze of colored stone, with gilded metal. Bucrania hold festoons over which are objects resembling a dipper, a disk, a pitcher. IN front of the frieze and the adjoining moldings is a relief with five dancers, after the Roman relief now in the Louvre. Base line. Below are the plans and the scale (in English feet) with the figures added in ordinary ink. Framing line and stripe., Rome, Italy, 1780–1800, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Chimneypiece, Graphite, pen, ink, brush, watercolor, paper, fireplace, laterally framed, two pilaster strips, colored stone, framed, tori, gilded metal, upper edge, opening, Fantastic plants, gilded metal, shown, stripes, Upon, base, stand beside, caryatids holding lamps, gilded metal, shown, profile, entablature, frieze, colored stone, gilded metal, Bucrania hold festoons, objects resembling, dipper, disk, pitcher, front, frieze, adjoining moldings, relief, five dancers, Roman relief now, Louvre, Base line, plans, scale, English feet, figures added, ordinary ink, Framing line, stripe, Rome, Italy, 1780–1800, Drawing, Drawing
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