Design for a Fireplace

Sir Henry Cheere British

Possibly attributed to Robert Taylor British

mid-18th century

Not on view

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Title: Design for a Fireplace
Artist: Sir Henry Cheere (British, London 1703–1781 London)
Artist: Possibly attributed to Robert Taylor (British, Essex 1714–1788 London)
Date: mid-18th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and pale brown and green wash and watercolor
Dimensions: sheet: 9 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (24.4 x 14 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
Object Number: 67.707.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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