Caption:
Wall with Mirror and Secretary Desk, Desseins de Lambris (Wainscoting Designs), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German, 1723 - 1796, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Nicolas Jean-Baptiste de Poilly, French, 1712after 1758, Engraving on paper, Design for interior wall in Rococo style. At the center, a large arched mirror framed and decorated with ornament in the form of floral festoons, a mask hanging from the garland at upper center. Below the mirror, a secretary (writing desk) shown closed, a clock with candleabra placed upon it. Flanking the mirror, two decorative panels in different styles to offer the patron design choices; a suspended decoration of flowers and musical instruments decorates the panel at left. Scale at lower left., Munich, Germany, Paris, France, 18th century, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print