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Design for a Ceiling

ca. 1712
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Ceiling
  • Artist: Daniel Marot the Elder (French, Paris 1661–1752 The Hague)
  • Date: ca. 1712
  • Medium: Pen and gray ink, brush and brown, gray, and colored wash
  • Dimensions: 12 7/16 x 18 7/8 in. (31.6 x 47.9 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.513.48
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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