Two Quarters of a Ceiling, Nouveau Livre de Plafonds (New Book of Ceilings)

François de Cuvilliés, Carl Albert von Lespilliez1740–68

Design for two quarters of a ceiling in the Rococo style with alternate suggestions divided by a central rosette.

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Title: Two Quarters of a Ceiling, Nouveau Livre de Plafonds (New Book of Ceilings)
Creator: François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German, 1723 - 1796
Date Created: 1740–68
Location Created: Munich, Germany
Publisher: François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/29294
Medium: Etching and engraving on paper
Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

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