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Design for the Wall of a Library in Rococo Style

ca. 1900–14
Not on view
Period style design for the elevation of the wall of a library, exectuted in the Louis XV or Rococo style. The wall is clad in wooden paneling and shows six bays of bookcases. In the middle of the wall an arch is placed which takes up the space of approximately two bays. In front of it a cabinet has been placed. The wall ends on both sides with a long vertical wooden panel, decorated with a trophy. The cornice is decorated in stucco with a cartouche in the middle, right over the arch, and two more cartouches in the corners. The frieze in between is characterized by C-volutes and rocaille ornaments.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for the Wall of a Library in Rococo Style
  • Artist: Mewès and Davis (active London and Paris, from 1900)
  • Artist: Charles-Frédéric Mewès (French, Strasbourg 1860–1914 Paris)
  • Artist: Arthur Joseph Davis (British, Bayswater 1878–1951 Wimbledon)
  • Date: ca. 1900–14
  • Medium: Watercolor over graphite
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. (20 x 31.1 cm) [half of the folio]
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.502.1.3(4)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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