Designs for Painted Panels, Claude-Louis Desrais, (French, 1746–1816), Pen and ink, brush and white gouache and sepia washes, black chalk on two pieces of off-white laid paper, joined, A candelabrum with two half figures carrying a vase upon which a fantastic bearded animal rests. Snakes growing from his head hold a censer upon which are two putti. Emerging from the wheel of fortune are two cornucopia with terrible and marvelous gifts. At top, a blindfolded nude woman with coins and a banner stands below a military trophy., France, 1788–90, ornament, Drawing, Drawing
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Designs, Painted Panels, Claude-Louis Desrais, French, 1746–1816, Pen, ink, brush, white gouache, sepia washes, black chalk, two pieces, off-white laid paper, joined, candelabrum, two half figures carrying, vase upon, fantastic bearded animal rests, Snakes growing, head hold, censer upon, two putti, Emerging, wheel, fortune, two cornucopia, terrible, marvelous gifts, top, blindfolded nude woman, coins, banner stands, military trophy, France, 1788–90, ornament, Drawing, Drawing
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