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Watercolor design of a draped canopy bed with patterned fabric, tassels, and a sunburst medallion behind it.

Design for Bed with Tented Alcove, probably for the Prince of Wales's Bedroom or Boudoir, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bed alcove with draped curtains and a neoclassical chimney mantel with an urn.

Bed alcove and chimney mantel

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged putti in four octagons and two circles, surrounded by clouds, by Felice Giani.

Putti in Four Octagons and Two Circles

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design of an arched window alcove with glazed doors, red and green lattice panels, and decorative patterned side p

Window Alcove for the Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of ceiling designs with rosettes, coffered panels, lattice patterns and pointed arches.

Designs for Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of Alexander and the family of Darius in a tent, with armored men, kneeling women and a child.

Ceiling Design, Alexander and the Family of Darius, the Clemency of Alexander, Sala di Alessandro, Palazzo Naldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Watercolor design of a wall with paneled doors, columns, balcony railings and a sky backdrop.

Wall Decoration and Door with Columns, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Ink and grey wash drawing of a Gothic chapel interior with pointed arches, stone columns, timber roof and carved altar steps.

Stage Design, Interior of Gothic Chapel

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Watercolor design of a gilded neoclassical wall with blue drapery, a chandelier and painted allegorical roundels.

Design for the Wall Decoration for Marie-Antoinette's Apartment at Fontainebleau Palace

Jean-Siméon Rousseau, 1770

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted temple stage set with a central statue, winged figures, fire urns, and Italian inscriptions o

Stage Design: Interior of a Temple

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Muted study of a painted ceiling section with framed panels, scrollwork cartouches, and a reclining figure.

Study for Section of Ceiling Ornament

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged putto holding a flower wreath while flying among clouds, in a lunette shape.

Spring, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical temple interiors, a winged trumpeter, architectural plans, and figures in a garden.

Interior of Temple of Glory and Figured Details

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor design of green draped curtains with tassels beside a painted garden scene of costumed figures and a balustrade.

Design for Portion of Stairway in Château-sur-Mer, Newport, Rhode Island

Charles Salagnad, 1870

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo ornamental frieze with scrollwork, a central mask, and foliate motifs.

Design for a Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Maria Rolli, 1720

Pen and wash design for a square ceiling with central roundel, garlands, rosettes and octagonal corner panels.

Design for a Square Ceiling

George Richardson, 1770

Ink and watercolor drawing of a vaulted stone prison interior with arches, columns, and a stairway leading to a bright passag

Stage Design, Fortified Castle Interior for "Ciro in Babilonia" by Gioachino Rossini, La Scala, Milan, 1818, "Prigion…

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1800

Ink and wash design with a seated allegorical woman, a putto and columns in a central panel, flanked by two round medallions

Vaulted Panel Design, Allegory of Justice, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome, Italy

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of a stage design showing a stone prison interior with a tower, arches, barred gate and hanging lantern.

Stage Design of a Prison Interior

Michelangelo Fasano, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Gothic interior stage design with pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and draped curtains.

Stage Design for the Interior of a Gothic Building

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and watercolor drawing of a classical woman holding a garland carried by two winged putti, over a grid.

Wall painting

Mauro Gandolfi, 1810

Pen and wash stage design of a vaulted classical palace interior with arcades, columns and statues, by Angelo Toselli.

Stage Design, Interior of Palace

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Ink and wash design sketch of ornamental wall and ceiling panels with scrollwork, mythological figures, and a portrait medall

Project for a Ceiling

Giuseppe Mannocchi, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of a grand palace interior with arcades, Corinthian columns, a staircase and coffered ceiling.

Stage Design: Palace Interior

Francesco Galli Bibiena, 1700

Pen and brown wash studies of draped bedroom alcoves with swagged valances and curtains on a cream sheet.

Designs for Bedroom Alcoves

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash design drawing of a neoclassical chimneypiece with Ionic columns and a relief frieze of figures and lions.

Design for a Chimneypiece

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of a winged putto reclining with a garland of flowers in a lunette-shaped design.

Autumn, Lunette for Ceiling of the Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash design for a barrel vault with classical ruins and figures seen through a central arch.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, a Barrel Vault

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of a stone hall with pointed Gothic arches, vaulted ceilings, and a gallery balustrade.

Stage Design, Interior of Large Hall

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Pen and wash design for a coffered ceiling with a central frieze of classical figures and octagonal medallions.

Ceiling of Cabinet dedicated to Peace, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810