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Ink and wash drawing of a catafalque, split into a ground plan and an ornate elevation with statues and flaming urns.

Half Elevation and Half Ground Plan for a Catafalque

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and wash drawing of a baroque catafalque, with a half ground plan at left and an ornate elevation with statues and flamin

Half Ground Plan and Half Elevation for a Catafalque with Royal Crown Surmounting Casket

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Ink and wash drawing of a Baroque catafalque showing a ground plan and an ornate elevation with an obelisk and figures.

Half Ground Plan and Half Elevation for a Catafalque for a Prince of Hanover, probably Ernst August (1674-1728)

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Grey wash drawing of an elaborate baroque catafalque with an obelisk, candelabra, flaming urns and standing figures.

Elevation for a Catafalque Surmounted by an Obelisk

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Ink and wash drawing of a catafalque, with a half ground plan on the left and an ornate half elevation with candelabra and fi

Half Ground Plan and Half Elevation for a Catafalque for a Queen of Sardinia

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and wash elevation drawing of an ornate catafalque topped by an obelisk, with putti and female figures among scrolls.

Elevation for a Catafalque Surmounted by Squat Obelisk, Decorated with Statues of Putti and Female Figures

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen drawing of an ornate catafalque elevation with four obelisks, flaming urns, and allegorical figures in niches.

Elevation of a Catafalque: Four Large Obelisks at the Corners with Large one Surmounting the Top

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1720-40

Pen drawing of a tiered catafalque with central obelisk, flaming urns and candelabra on stepped pedestals, flanked by two tal

Elevation of a Catafalque: Two Pedestals with Candelabra at Sides; with Central Obelisk Surrounded by Candelabra (rec…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen drawing of an ornate baroque catafalque with corner obelisks, garlands, scrolled ornament and a central urn.

Elevation of a Catafalque: Obelisks at the Corners and One in Center

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1720-40

Pen drawing of a tall tiered catafalque with scrolled ornament, a central cartouche, and standing figures on the base.

Elevation of a Catafalque: the Central Part Comprised of a Series of Steps to Top; with Statues and Central Cartouche…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate chapel with a domed ceiling, twisted columns, a central altar niche and grisaille statues.

A Chapel with Figures of Statues en Grisaille of Faith, Hope and Charity and four Putti with Symbols of the Passion

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate palace stage set with columns, statues, balustrades and garlands, by Giuseppe Galli Bibiena.

Design for a Stage Set: Palace Hall with Columns and Statues

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1716-56

Title page of an 1824 French book with ornate flourished lettering naming Victor Adam as lithographer and Paris publishers.

Un an de la vie d'un jeune homme: Histoire véritable en 17 Chapitres, Ecrits par lui-même et Lithographiés par Victor…

Victor Adam, 1824

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a colonnaded theatre interior with statues, arches, and a staircase in section.

Details of Theatre Interior: Interior Elevation of Corridor and Sections

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and ink ground plan of a horseshoe-shaped theatre auditorium with boxes, orchestra and French annotations.

Ground Plan

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Ink and wash architectural drawing with a section elevation above and a floor plan below, lettered keys at left.

Half Longitudinal Section and Half Plan

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen and wash elevation of a theatre proscenium portal beside a lateral section showing tiered boxes and columns.

Elevation of Proscenium and Lateral View

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen and wash elevations of four-tier theatre boxes, plain existing version beside an ornate rococo redesign with a royal box.

Elevation of Boxes and Royal Box as Presently Constituted and According to New Design

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo theatre proscenium with an allegorical scene, beside a side view of tiered boxes with garlan

Elevation of Proscenium According to New Design and Lateral View of Boxes

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen drawing of a stage set with a domed central villa, curved colonnades, Corinthian columns, and a grand staircase with stat

Design for Stage Set: Centralized Villa with Cupola ("Villa rotunda" Style) and Colonnaded Wings

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen drawing of two stage set designs: a domed pavilion with fountain above and a spiral-columned arch with military trophies

Designs for Components of Stage Sets: at Bottom: Spiral and Wreathed-Colonnaded Pavillion with Central Arch Surmounte…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen drawing of a theatrical stage set with ornate pavilions, domed cupolas and a central fountain topped by Neptune.

Designs for Stage Set: Three Pavillions in Background with "Oriental" (Ogival) Cupolas with Two Small Fountains betwe…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and ink elevation of a catafalque with three candle-lined obelisks, fleur-de-lys, and draped swags.

Elevation of a Catafalque, Three Obelisks with Fleur-de-lys and Candles

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1733

Architectural drawing of a funerary catafalque with obelisks, candelabra and draped fabric, plus a ground plan and Latin insc

Design for Half Elevation and Half Ground Plan of a Catafalque for Countess Palatine of the Rhine, Theresia Catharine…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1742

Pencil sketch on tan paper of three lion studies, one reclining lion and two head studies.

Three Studies of a Lion

Eugène Delacroix, 1815-63

Pen and ink study of a bearded man in a draped robe beside a sketch of a classical head on brown paper.

A Bearded Man, Standing, and a Classical Head

Eugène Delacroix, 1815-63

Graphite study of a left arm and hand on cream paper, with soft shading along the forearm and fingers.

Study of a Left Arm and Hand

Eugène Delacroix, 1815-63

Etching of a rooster standing on a dunghill with hens and chicks, a jewel in the dirt, and a farmyard scene behind.

The Cock and the Precious Stone, from Aesop's Fables

Francis Barlow, ca. 1760

Blue and white design drawing of a decorated wall with a central medallion of two figures, garlands, and standing female figu

Design for a Decorated Wall with Grottesque over Blue Background

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Grey wash and pen drawing of a palace interior with a staircase, statues on pedestals and ornate arched pediments.

Sketch of a Palace's Interior's Foreshortening with Stairs, Statues and Ornaments

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844