Design for a Ceiling with an Allegorical Subject
Sir James ThornhillWW-1708-536022
1708·Pen and brown ink, brush and wash, over graphite (recto); graphite (verso)·sheet: 10 x 3 3/4 in. (25.4 x 9.5 cm)
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
Catalogue
- Year
- 1708
- Dimensions
- sheet: 10 x 3 3/4 in. (25.4 x 9.5 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Sir James Thornhill
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Sir James Thornhill
Sir James Thornhill was an English painter of historical subjects working in the Italian baroque tradition. He was responsible for some large-scale schemes of murals, including the "Painted Hall" at the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, the paintings on the inside of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, and works at Hampton Court Palace, Chatsworth House and Wimpole Hall.
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- Sir James Thornhill
- Year
- 1708
- Dimensions
- sheet: 10 x 3 3/4 in. (25.4 x 9.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1708-536022
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- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
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