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, Design for a ceiling with water motifs. Upper left (presumed central ceiling motif) seated on an arrangement of coral and shell, a putto figure blowing water through a horn. A triton and paddle to the right side. A rustic god blowing wind, at left. Below at right angle an asymmetric design with putti, fish nets, tritons, a water fountain (in corner), flowers, leaves and cartouches, elements of a fantastic water design. Sections are connected with dotted lines, presumably as a guide for the stucco decor., 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, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720–1790, François de Cuvilliés, Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving, white laid paper, Design, ceiling, water motifs, Upper left, presumed central ceiling motif, seated, arrangement, coral, shell, putto figure blowing water, horn, triton, paddle, right side, rustic god blowing wind, left, right angle, asymmetric design, putti, fish nets, tritons, water fountain, corner, flowers, leaves, cartouches, elements, fantastic water design, Sections, connected, dotted lines, presumably, guide, stucco decor, Munich, Germany, 1740, interiors, Bound print, Bound print
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