Drawing, Design for a gateway, 1750–1800 (CH 18114279)

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Drawing, Design for a gateway, 1750–1800 (CH 18114279)

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Embedded rustic columns and pilasters flank the door frame, over which a tablet shows the beginning of an inscription “D.O.M.” An attic with an angular pediment is above. A royal coat of arms with the Golden Fleece is to be supported by two genii. Ceres, Hercules and Apollo stand on top, flanked by bowls with fire, for which two alternative suggestions are made. Plan, scale underneath. On verso: rough sketch of a bracket on a capital.

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1800
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Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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