Plate in Nouveaux livres de peintures de salles et d’escaliers (New Books on Paintings for Rooms and Stairs)

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Rectangular painted ceiling in trompe l’oeil effect; with several figures on clouds in the sky. Sculptural figures and garlands cover the area surrounding the sky section. At the bottom, female bust surrounded by putti.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752
Date
ca. 1700
Credit Line
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
Medium
Etching and engraving on white laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 35 x 23.5 cm (13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Platemark: 27.7 x 20 cm (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Type
architecture
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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