Design for Ornamental Arabesque Motifs, Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin, French, 17351802, Pen and brown ink with ink wash, graphite on paper, Upper left, a vertical arabesque motif which includes a winged figure terminating in vine tendrills, and above a vase flanked by herms. Lower left, a corner motif of a ceiling cove with two sirens flanking a disc supporting a circular panel, and below, another siren, from which garlands are suspended, and clutching the tails of the sirens above. Right, a vertical panel with a standing draped classical figure between vases, whose headdress is made up of a series of arabesques, a brazier, flanking griffins, and a winged half-figure with a bird on its head., France, 1770, drawing, drawing.

Design for Ornamental Arabesque Motifs, Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin, French, 17351802, Pen and brown ink with ink wash, graphite on paper, Upper left, a vertical arabesque motif which includes a winged figure terminating in vine tendrills, and above a vase flanked by herms. Lower left, a corner motif of a ceiling cove with two sirens flanking a disc supporting a circular panel, and below, another siren, from which garlands are suspended, and clutching the tails of the sirens above. Right, a vertical panel with a standing draped classical figure between vases, whose headdress is made up of a series of arabesques, a brazier, flanking griffins, and a winged half-figure with a bird on its head., France, 1770, drawing, drawing

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