A Sheet with Two Projects and Sketches

Pen and brown ink drawing on a pale sheet showing ornamental designs: a garland frieze along the top, a tall arched panel with a draped female figure beneath a crowned canopy, and a staff at left. Smaller scroll motifs, coiled forms and medallions fill the remaining space.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1790

Medium

Graphite, pen and ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2264 × 3999 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum