Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Plafonds (Book of Ceilings), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720-1790, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving on white laid paper, Decoration intended for execution in stuccowork, showing a quarter of a ceiling with its corner element, left, and a central rosette. Upper right (presumed central ceiling motif) a large symmetrically-decorated medallion with leaves, delicate garlands and small cartouches. Below at right angle, a putti, pinetree, mythological figures on a rock, water below. A winged putti pouring a vase of water, a corner cartouche on the diagonal axis with a bird spewing water, water plants, a mask, a boat carrying barrels, and mythological man representing wind, standing on a rock; sections are connected by dotted lines, presumably as a guide to the stucco., Munich, Germany, 1740, interiors, Bound print, Bound print