Designs for Three Pedestals, Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734–1791, Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on off-white laid paper, Left: Tall shaft decorated with two rams heads, drafted in garlands, below a portrait plaque containing a profile of a woman facing left, base baring central relief of putti., Center: two winged putti flank a talla antique-style urn from which arises a bust of Bacchus, the base bears an eagle in relief., Right: Above base two sphinxes flank medallion relief depicting three figures and billowing smoke, surmounted by trophy of birds, a quiver of arrows and pumes at top., France, 1770–80, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Designs, Three Pedestals, Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734–1791, Pen, black ink, brush, watercolor, off-white laid paper, Left, Tall shaft decorated, two rams heads, drafted, garlands, portrait plaque containing, profile, woman facing left, base baring central relief, putti, Center, two winged putti flank, talla antique-style urn, arises, bust, Bacchus, base bears, eagle, relief, Right, base two sphinxes flank medallion relief depicting three figures, billowing smoke, surmounted, trophy, birds, quiver, arrows, pumes, top, France, 1770–80, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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