Design for a Ceiling with an Allegorical Subject

Design for a Ceiling with an Allegorical Subject

Sir James ThornhillWW-1708-536022

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950

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Year
1708
Dimensions
sheet: 10 x 3 3/4 in. (25.4 x 9.5 cm)

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Sir James Thornhill

Sir James Thornhill was an English painter of historical subjects working in the Italian baroque tradition. He was responsible for some large-scale schemes of murals, including the "Painted Hall" at the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, the paintings on the inside of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, and works at Hampton Court Palace, Chatsworth House and Wimpole Hall.

Dorset, UK

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