Design for the Decoration of an Oblong Octagonal Ceiling, Henri Salembier, French, 1753 - 1820, Pen and black ink with brush and ink wash on paper, A classical warrior accompanied by two figures is on a bracket in a pavilion in the center. Two satyrs are shown on the bracket. Circular motifs surround the central motif. Four female figures, possibly Muses, accompanied by putti, are seated at the corners, leaning against spirals. Lambrequins at their feet change into lines and terminate in grotesque masks. The subject may possibly represent Minerva and the Four Virtues., ca. 1775, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Decoration, Oblong Octagonal Ceiling, Henri Salembier, French, 1753 - 1820, Pen, black ink, brush, ink wash, paper, classical warrior accompanied, two figures, bracket, pavilion, center, Two satyrs, shown, bracket, Circular motifs surround, central motif, Four female figures, Muses, accompanied, putti, seated, corners, leaning, spirals, Lambrequins, feet change, lines, terminate, grotesque masks, subject, represent Minerva, Four Virtues, ca, 1775, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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