Architectural Design for a Façade

Ferenc (Franz) Speth Hungarian or Austrian

Former Attribution Felix Speth German

1739–69

Not on view

Detailed rendering of the elevation of a house. Symmetric façade with four above-ground stories and five vertical bays. A double door is placed in the central bay, flanked by round pillars supporting a tympanum which has been interrupted in the middle. Within the interruption an escutcheon carrying the inscription ‘A / MDCC / XXXIX’ is visible. The façade is further decorated with rocaille ornaments, vases, two figurative scenes relating to painting (Zeuxis and Parrhasius on the right), telamons and masks.

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Title: Architectural Design for a Façade
Artist: Ferenc (Franz) Speth (Hungarian or Austrian, active 1739–died 1769)
Former Attribution: Felix Speth (German, active 1751–1800 Freiburg)
Date: 1739–69
Medium: Watercolor and pen and black ink
Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/16 x 7 5/8 in. (20.5 x 19.4 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Mary Oenslager Fund, 2011
Object Number: 2011.457
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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