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English: Drawing, Design for a Mantelpiece with Alternative Suggestions, 1690–1720   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Drawing, Design for a Mantelpiece with Alternative Suggestions, 1690–1720
Description
English: Vertical rectangle. Pilasters in the shape of gaines with stag heads in the upper parts of the shafts and with lion masks in the capitals, support the entablature of the framing. A richly framed looking glass stands upon it. The mirror is shaped ovoidal, at left, and spherically oblong, at right. A foliated mask is at right, below in front of the center of the frame. A sitting stag is shown in profile, at left. He is turned outwards and the right foreleg is raised. Two seated children are on top. The left one raises a garland, the right one is in front of a broken pediment.
Date 1690–1720
Medium pen and ink, brush and bistre wash, black chalk on paper
Dimensions 32.1 × 22.3 cm (12 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1938-88-710
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: Inscribed in pen and ink, verso upper left corner: No 52
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