Design for Chimney-Pieces with Putti and Foliage
Creator(s): Grinling Gibbons 1648-1721
Date: Undated, but probably 1689-94
Accession Number: SM 110/46
Dimensions: 372mm x 241mm
Materials: Pen and brown ink over graphite under-drawing with grey-green wash; on smooth white laid paper
Location: Sir John Soane's Museum
Credit Line (copyright notice for material) : © Sir John Soane's Museum
Online Catalogue Entry : http://collections.soane.org/OBJECT288
NOTES ON THE ARTWORK
Design for chimney-pieces with putti and foliage. Like the others in this group, the drawing does not include a room cornice profile and is schematic in its decorative detail. In composition it is very similar to 110/42 [Design for Alternate Chimney-Pieces on this website]. The high mantel shelf, the shield, helmet, and horns and bay leaves are derived from 110/48 [Design for a Chimney-Piece with Console Panels] .
Literature: Wren Society, IV, pl. 34, bottom.
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Design for Chimney-Pieces with Putti and Foliage © Sir John Soane's Museum
