Decoration of the Top of a Niche, ca. 1750

A pen and grey-wash design drawing of an arched niche framed by a stone surround. Two putti drape a fabric swag across the crown, with scrolled ornament, a carved mask at the keystone, and tall vertical pilasters flanking the pale, empty arch.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1750

Medium

Pen, brown ink, Chinese black washes, and traces of graphite

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1759 × 2652 px

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