Drawing, Three capitals of pillars, with alternative suggestions, 1780–1800, Filippo Marchionni, 1780–1800

Three rows: above: two half figures, at left an owl, at right a dragon and a band motif. Center: in the center is a vase with, at left, a winged animal with two heads, the half figure of an eagle at right supporting a festoon hanging from a rosette, in the center of the cornice. Below: the head of a stag, in the center, and two fantastic birds supporting drapery festoons springing from a ring in the center. On verso: a leaf. Date: 1780–1800. Dimensions: 42.4 x 24.3 cm (16 11/16 x 9 9/16 in.). Medium: graphite on off-white laid paper, pen and black ink, watercolor. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Three capitals of pillars, with alternative suggestions, 1780–1800 (CH 18543949)