Design for Sofa, with Alternative Suggestions, Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, Pen and black ink, brush and wash, pink and blue watercolor, graphite on heavy white laid paper, Sofa design in Louis XIV style. Alternative decoration at top rail shows a cornucopia and beading at left, urn and floral design at right. The legs show alternative scroll and leaf design. Sofa is referred to a as a 'canapé a joues.' Upholstery, dusty pink stripes interspersed with blue floral motif. Scale at bottom: 4 pied., France, 1780, furniture, Drawing

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