Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Plafonds (Book of Ceilings), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720–1790, 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 symmetrical design with medallion at center, a putti holding a standard (upper left), a seated putti (upper right). Putti are repeated below. Decoration includes pine trees, garlands, S and C scrolls. Below at right angle, motifs of hunting trophies: birds, arrows, banners, a hunting horn, hounds, foxes, squirrel, an owl, placed among horns, pine trees, arabesques and a corner cartouche with animal head in the center and a hunting goddess at top. Sections are connected with dotted lines, presumably as a guide for the stuccodor., Munich, Germany, 1740, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print
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Quarter, Ceiling, Livre de Plafonds, Book, Ceilings, François de Cuvilliés, Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720–1790, 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, symmetrical design, medallion, center, putti holding, standard, upper left, seated putti, upper right, Putti, repeated, Decoration includes pine trees, garlands, S, C scrolls, right angle, motifs, hunting trophies, birds, arrows, banners, hunting horn, hounds, foxes, squirrel, owl, placed, horns, pine trees, arabesques, corner cartouche, animal head, center, hunting goddess, top, Sections, connected, dotted lines, presumably, guide, stuccodor, Munich, Germany, 1740, albums, bound, & books, Bound print, Bound print
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