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Record drawing of three rectangular panels with relief decoration. The top panel shows two satyrs and a putto holding swags of oak leaves above each of which is an eagle. The unfinished panel below this has a groteque mask, with foliage and rosettes to one side. The bottom panel shows two embracing half-figures with a bird form and foliage on either side.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/78
Purpose
Record drawing of three rectangular panels with relief decoration. The top panel shows two satyrs and a putto holding swags of oak leaves above each of which is an eagle. The unfinished panel below this has a groteque mask, with foliage and rosettes to one side. The bottom panel shows two embracing half-figures with a bird form and foliage on either side.
Aspect
Elevations
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1760 - 63
Medium and dimensions
Black chalk
304 x 434
Hand
Nicolas-François-David Lhuiller (attributed to)
Watermark
fleur de lys in circle
Notes
The embracing figures in the lower panel are repeated in Adam vol.26/79. The eagle and oak swag in the top panel may be a variation of that at the base of the Antonine and Trajan's Columns, Rome.
Level
Drawing
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