Design for the Wall of a Library in Rococo Style

Mewès and Davis|Charles-Frédéric Mewès|Arthur Joseph Davis

ca. 1900–1914 · Watercolor over graphite · Drawings and Prints

Period style design for the elevation of the wall of a library, exectuted in the Louis XV or Rococo style. The wall is clad in wooden paneling and shows six bays of bookcases. In the middle of the wall an arch is placed which takes up the space of approximately two bays. In front of it a cabinet has been placed. The wall ends on both sides with a long vertical wooden panel, decorated with a trophy. The cornice is decorated in stucco with a cartouche in the middle, right over the arch, and two more cartouches in the corners. The frieze in between is characterized by C-volutes and rocaille ornaments.

Artist

Mewès and Davis|Charles-Frédéric Mewès|Arthur Joseph Davis

Date

ca. 1900–1914

Medium

Watercolor over graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1976