Drawing, Design for Cornice of Oblong Ceiling, 1770–80, Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770–80

One quarter of the ceiling is shown. A circular medallion portrait of a woman is obliquely shown over a satyr mask and festoons in the corner. It is topped by a pair of doves, cupid and hymen. The sides are to show censers between acanthus spirals and behind festoons. Date: 1770–80. Dimensions: Sheet: 31.8 x 48.1 cm (12 1/2 x 18 15/16 in.). Medium: graphite, pen and black ink, wash. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Design for Cornice of Oblong Ceiling, 1770–80 (CH 18172059)