Design for an Overdoor
The medallion portrait of a prince is held by a flying girl who holds a trumpet in her left hand. Another girl is busy with a garland framing the medallion, over which a crown is shown in a glory of rays. A trophy of arms at the bottom.
Credit: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
1785-1790
Pen and ink, brush and sepia washes
1911-28-278-c
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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