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Drawing, Inkstand for the Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais of Italy, early 19th century
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Giuseppe Barberi. It is dated early 19th century and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite, on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This drawing shows that the architect Barberi, who produced the surtout de table design shown across the room, also designed for Eugène de Beauharnais, possibly when Eugène was viceroy of Italy and the likely owner of the surtout de table in the center of the gallery. Both show strong classical references.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
Its dimensions are
42.7 x 31.8 cm (16 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.) Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16 in.)
It has the following markings
Recto and Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457d)
It is inscribed
Inscription at left: Li grifi di brosso dorato e festone/ li bassi rilievi in fondo turchino/ e figure bianche in Mosaicho devono/ figurarle li otto pianeti del Cielo/ Le quatro/ stagioni base/ di Gialli piantati/ di colonna di marmo biancho/ Piantato ove e il tiratore fondo/ Sabro dove cornice/ di gialli festoni/ e cornici delle Medaglie in bronso/ dorato e Dettaglio della cornice sopra il/ Fregio ossia della cimara dell'/ architrave andante. Il listello/ introdotto fra il guscio e l'ovolo/ e necessario per dividere gl'intagli/ dei due membri acio non si confondono. The scales: "Scale di Palmi due per il Detaglio" and "Scala di Palmi Romani Architectonici"
Cite this object as
Drawing, Inkstand for the Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais of Italy, early 19th century; Designed by Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite, on off-white laid paper; 42.7 x 31.8 cm (16 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.) Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1518
