Design for a ceiling painted with grotesque motifs
| Title | Design for a ceiling painted with grotesque motifs |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise |
| Date | 19th century 19th century |
| Medium | graphite, pen and ink, watercolor, and gold paint on tracing paper, mounted on wove paper |
| Classification | Drawings |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Dodge Fund, 1967 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Design for a ceiling painted with grotesque motifs” is a work by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, dated 19th century. It is executed in graphite, pen and ink, watercolor, and gold paint on tracing paper, mounted on wove paper and classified as drawings. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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This work is attributed to Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Dated to 19th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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