Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Portion de Plafonds et d'un Poëlle (Book of Portions of Ceilings and of a Stove), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving on paper, Design for a quarter of a ceiling. At lower right corner, a hunting trophy composed of a horn, fox (or other animal?), and a rifle, suspended by a ribbon wrapped around the leg of a putto figure above, who is seated upon a cloud along with two other putti, one of whom holds a bird on a string. At lower left, a bust of a figure on a plinth emitting rays of light. At upper right, a symmetrical cartouche with a staff at center. Ceiling medallion at upper left., Munich, Germany, Paris, France, 1731–68, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print
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Quarter, Ceiling, Livre de Portion de Plafonds et d' Poëlle, Book, Portions, Ceilings, Stove, François de Cuvilliés, Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, François de Cuvilliés, younger, German, 1731 - 1777, François de Cuvilliés, younger, German, 1731 - 1777, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772, François de Cuvilliés, Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving, paper, Design, quarter, ceiling, lower right corner, hunting trophy composed, horn, fox, animal?, rifle, suspended, ribbon wrapped, leg, putto figure, seated upon, cloud, two, putti, whom holds, bird, string, lower left, bust, figure, plinth emitting rays, light, upper right, symmetrical cartouche, staff, center, Ceiling medallion, upper left, Munich, Germany, Paris, France, 1731–68, albums, bound, & books, Bound print, Bound print
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