Design for Ceiling and Profile Head

A pen-and-ink study on pale, ruled paper pairs an architectural sketch of an ornate ceiling or pilaster, with scrolls, a medallion and a tiled floor in perspective, with a profile head of a man drawn in the lower right. Fine hatching shapes the head, and a faded collector's stamp appears at upper right.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

pen and ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1065 × 1920 px

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