Drawing, Project for the Painted Decoration of the Ceiling of a Hall (Painted Oval Ceiling), 1761, Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre

Image of an oval ceiling, without the room setting. At the center, a view at the sky passing an oval entablature. In the sky are apollo, the muses and genii. The entablature is supported by arches through which parts of further structures are shown. In four of the arches stand pedestals with griffins crouching beside a clock-like form. Date: 1761. Dimensions: 41.3 x 61.6 cm (16 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.). Medium: laid paper, pen and black ink, wash. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Project for the Painted Decoration of the Ceiling of a Hall (Painted Oval Ceiling), 1761 (CH 18328749)