Design for an Oblong Ceiling, George Richardson, British, ca. 1736 - 1813, Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, Horizontal format design for an oblong plaster ceiling. One quarter is shown. Bands separate the inner field and oblongs at the short sides. The latter show drapery festoons hanging from candelabra which stand upon scrolls, connected by segments consisting of calices. The scheme of the decoration of the inner field is that of a frame with festoon surrounding inner circles. In the center are the frames of a medallion, the outermost being surrounded by rows of circle motifs. Winged lions with scrolls as tails stand beside candelabra in the outer circular strip. Below the scale. Framing strip., London, England, 1770–75, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Oblong Ceiling, George Richardson, British, ca, 1736 - 1813, Pen, ink, brush, watercolor, paper, Horizontal format design, oblong plaster ceiling, quarter, shown, Bands separate, inner field, oblongs, short sides, latter, drapery festoons hanging, candelabra, stand upon scrolls, connected, segments consisting, calices, scheme, decoration, inner field, frame, festoon surrounding inner circles, center, frames, medallion, outermost, surrounded, rows, circle motifs, Winged lions, scrolls, tails stand beside candelabra, outer circular strip, scale, Framing strip, London, England, 1770–75, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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