Design for a Wall Elevation with a Chimney Piece, Two Painted Panels (Fourth 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 with a large mirror over a fireplace in the middle bay. Flanking the mirror are two painted panels with pastoral scenes, reminiscent of works by Francois Boucher. On both ends of the wall there is a large window divided up into fifteen small panels. On the bottom of the page part of the floor in the room is also portrayed.

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