Designs for Ornamental Arabesque Motifs, Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin, French, 1735–1802, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown watercolor, graphite on paper, Top left, a mask of a human figure with horns from which are suspended tassels. Under it, a nude female figure seen frontally, seated on a sheet held in both hands, arms extended. Upper right, a motif showing a nude trumpeter standing on a rinceau, and beside him a putto astride a unicorn, and below, another putto carrying a banner. Center left, a winged herm supporting a shelf. Center, a winged terminal figure seen frontally. Lower left, two vases, one in the form of a pitcher whose handle terminates in a human figure who pours liquid into the vase over his shoulder. Lower right, two winged genii flank a medallion showing a putto seated by an urn, and below, two putti embrace over paired volutes flanking a medallion but portrait., France, 1770, drawing, drawing
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Designs, Ornamental Arabesque Motifs, Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin, French, 1735–1802, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown watercolor, graphite, paper, Top left, mask, human figure, horns, suspended tassels, Under, nude female figure, frontally, seated, sheet held, hands, arms extended, Upper right, motif showing, nude trumpeter standing, rinceau, beside, putto astride, unicorn, another putto carrying, banner, Center left, winged herm supporting, shelf, Center, winged terminal figure, frontally, Lower left, two vases, form, pitcher, handle terminates, human figure, pours liquid, vase, shoulder, Lower right, two winged genii flank, medallion showing, putto seated, urn, two putti embrace, paired volutes flanking, medallion, portrait, France, 1770, drawing, drawing
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