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PLAFOND DE PEINTURE; Plafond du même cabinet, 4th Plate

Engraving (square) for the ceiling of Count Bielinski's cabinet. Large central roundel shows a sunburst as background for a mythological scene. A chariot, drawn by two horses and driven by a man is surrounded by female figures, putti, garlands and fruits. Cartouches at the four corners are decorated with putti. On lower border of engraving is written, to left and right of center: PLAFOND DE PEINTURE/Pour le Cabinet de Mr. le Comte de Bielinski grand M.al de la Couronne de Pologne

Credit: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council...

1740
Engraving on white laid paper
1921-6-212-48
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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