Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Plafonds (Book of Ceilings), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720–1790, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving on white laid paper, Decoration intended for execution in stuccowork, showing a quarter of a ceiling with its corner element, right, and a central rosette. Upper left (presumed central ceiling motif), a symmetrical design with medallion at center, a putti holding a standard (upper left), a seated putti (upper right). Putti are repeated

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