There are 2 other images of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the tag interior, design, drapery, arabesques, bedrooms, swags, chambers, alcoves.

See more objects with the color tan silver rosybrown burlywood darkseagreen or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

-0001

1911

  • We acquired this object.

2008

2015

2021

  • You found it!

Drawing, Wall Elevation of a Bedroom Alcove, ca. 1780

This is a Drawing. It was created by Pierre Ranson. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor, white gouache, graphite on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

28.1 x 47.2 cm (11 1/16 x 18 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Strasburg lily.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Wall Elevation of a Bedroom Alcove, ca. 1780; Pierre Ranson (French, 1736–1786); France; pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor, white gouache, graphite on white laid paper; 28.1 x 47.2 cm (11 1/16 x 18 9/16 in.) ; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-261

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-6.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18170895/ |title=Drawing, Wall Elevation of a Bedroom Alcove, ca. 1780 |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=23 June 2021 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>