Design for a Wall Elevation for a Mirror Room with Chimney (Fifth Floor)

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

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

Design for a period style wall elevation. A marble chimney piece is situated in the middle of the wall and is combined with a mirror. The walls surrounding the chimney and mirror are clad with panels, decorated with grotesque designs in the manner of Antoine Watteau and Francois Boucher. The two outer bays of the wall are largely covered in mirrors, seperated from each other by a gilt frame. On the bottom of the page part of the floor for the room has also been depicted.

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