Design for the Wall of a Library in a late Rococo Style

ca. 1900–14
Not on view
Period style design for the elevation of the wall of a library, exectuted in a late Louis XV or Rococo style. The wall has six bays of open bookcases. In the middle of the wall an arch-shaped mirror is placed with an ecrivain in front of it.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for the Wall of a Library in a late Rococo Style
  • Artist: Mewès and Davis (active London and Paris, from 1900)
  • Date: ca. 1900–14
  • Medium: Watercolor over graphite
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 15/16 x 12 3/16 in. (20.2 x 31 cm) [half of the folio]
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.502.1.3(4A)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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