Design for the Stucco Decoration of a Rococo Ceiling

Johann Oktavian Salver German

1755

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Title: Design for the Stucco Decoration of a Rococo Ceiling
Artist: Johann Oktavian Salver (German (active Würzburg) 1732–1788)
Date: 1755
Medium: Brush and black ink and gray wash over graphite
Dimensions: 18 7/16 x 13 1/4 in. (46.8 x 33.7 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
Object Number: 67.792.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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