Print, Trompe l'Oeil Painting, Decoration for the Staircase, De Voorst, The Netherlands, Plate from "Nouveaux livres de peintures de salles et d'Escaliers", ca. 1700, circa 1700

Alcove decorated with male and female classical figures before a planned garden with trompe l’oeil ceiling depicting wind and clouds. Date: circa 1700. Dimensions: 34 x 22.6 cm (13 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Platemark/repeat: 27.7 x 19.5 cm (10 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.); ; Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). Medium: etching on white laid paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.