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Design for ceiling decoration

mid-18th–early 19th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for ceiling decoration
  • Artist: Joseph Bonomi (Italian, Rome 1739–1808 London (active England))
  • Date: mid-18th–early 19th century
  • Medium: Watercolor over graphite
  • Dimensions: sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (24.4 x 19.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.513.42
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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