Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Portion de Plafonds en Vousures (Book of Portions of Vaulted Ceilings), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, Nicolas Jean-Baptiste de Poilly, French, 1712–after 1758, François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, Engraving on paper, View of a quarter of a vaulted ceiling. At lower left corner, a fountain with a seabird creature sitting upon a vase, water spewing from its beak. Plants and a dolphin surround the fountain. Along left edge, various decorative scenes

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