Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Plafonds (Book of Ceilings), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German, 1723 - 1796, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving on white laid paper, Decoration intended for execution in stuccowork, showing a quarter of a ceiling with its corner element, right, and a central rosette. Upper left (presumed central ceiling motif) a large symmetrical design with central medallion oval, delicate frame consisting of acathus leaves, small leaves, arabesques, and C scrolls. Below, at right angle, two cartouches with scenes, a fire-breathing dragon, a boy holding a standard, a corner cartouche with scene of four small boys playing a card game, a large image of helos flanked by fantastical fire-breathing dragons. Sections are connected by dotted lines, presumably as a guide for the stuccodor., Munich, Germany, 1740, interiors, Bound print, Bound print
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Quarter, Ceiling, Livre de Plafonds, Book, Ceilings, François de Cuvilliés, Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German, 1723 - 1796, François de Cuvilliés, Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving, white laid paper, Decoration intended, execution, stuccowork, showing, quarter, ceiling, corner element, right, central rosette, Upper left, presumed central ceiling motif, large symmetrical design, central medallion oval, delicate frame consisting, acathus leaves, small leaves, arabesques, C scrolls, right angle, two cartouches, scenes, fire-breathing dragon, boy holding, standard, corner cartouche, scene, four small boys playing, card game, large image, helos flanked, fantastical fire-breathing dragons, Sections, connected, dotted lines, presumably, guide, stuccodor, Munich, Germany, 1740, interiors, Bound print, Bound print
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