Designs for Chimney Mantels for the Hôtel de Pomponne, Place des Victoires, Paris, Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, Pen with brush and black, red ink, graphite on two sheets of joined cream laid paper, The left half of a fireplace wall, showing the mirror frame, terminates in a volute. Within the mirror area, a reduced, similar scheme is depicted. A vertical carved panel with a figure of Fame and a fountain below is at left. Both chimneywalls are decorated with carved ornaments and foliage. This is probably an alternate design for those published in Livre de Differentes Decorations d'Apartements, Suite SS., Paris, France, ca. 1714, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Designs, Chimney Mantels, Hôtel de Pomponne, Place des Victoires, Paris, Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, Pen, brush, black, red ink, graphite, two sheets, joined cream laid paper, left half, fireplace wall, showing, mirror frame, terminates, volute, Within, mirror area, reduced, scheme, depicted, vertical carved panel, figure, Fame, fountain, left, chimneywalls, decorated, carved ornaments, foliage, alternate design, published, Livre de Differentes Decorations d'Apartements, Suite SS, Paris, France, ca, 1714, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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