Study for the decoration of the ceiling of the Opéra Comique, Thomas Couture, circa 1857

Drawing. Date: circa 1857. Dimensions: Sheet with canted corners: 17 3/16 x 17 3/16 in. (43.7 x 43.7 cm). Medium: black chalk on blue paper, cardboard. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Study for the decoration of the ceiling of the Opéra Comique MET DP211525