Frieze in Classical Style, A Villa Upon a Hill
Vertical rectangle. At left, horizontally, a fragment of an entablature with a high frieze whose lower edge is formed like a step. At left, a festoon supported by two mermaids; at right, a trophy with the figure of a captive bound to it. At right, a villa upon the peak of a hill, with a peasant house below.
Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
c. 1840
Pen and black ink, brush and bistre, gray watercolor, graphite on paper
1938-88-512
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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