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Four related presentation designs for chimney pieces, broadly proportioned, and coloured in similar pink, grey and yellow washes
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Four related presentation designs for chimney pieces, broadly proportioned, and coloured in similar pink, grey and yellow washes
Signed and dated
- 1689
Main Year - 1690-94
Other Years
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These four designs for large, elaborately decorated chimney-pieces (110/23, 26, 30, 31) are similarly shaded in grey, pink and yellow-ochre washes. The patterns of pinkish staining 110/23, 30 and 31 are also similar, suggesting that the drawings were originally grouped together. One design, 1, has a room cornice over the chimney-piece.
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Contents of Four related presentation designs for chimney pieces, broadly proportioned, and coloured in similar pink, grey and yellow washes
- [1] Design for a chimney-piece with displays of porcelain on the overmantel and above the fire surround, and with draped upholstery across the overmantel
- [2] Design for a chimney-piece with a large martial relief of putti and arms in the overmantel, a central pedestal frieze with a relief of a Roman battle scene, and a fire surround carved with caryatids, herm figures, drapery and trumpets.
- [3] Design for a chimney-piece with herm figures in the fire surround, perched birds and a tympanum with an infant Hercules on the mantel piece, and an overmantel bordered by swags of fruit and flowers suspended from ribbons
- [4] Preliminary design for overmantel bordered by a strapwork and leatherwork with ribbon-like framing, drops of fruit and flowers and a large central cresting of floral motifs