Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Plafonds (Book of Ceilings), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German, 1723 - 1796, 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, right, and a central rosette. Upper left (presumed central ceiling motif) a large symmetrical design with central medallion oval, delicate frame consisting of acathus leaves, small leaves, arabesques, and C scrolls. Below, at right angle, two cartouches with scenes, a fire-breathing dragon, a boy holding a standard, a corner cartouche with scene of four small boys playing a card game, a large image of helos flanked by fantastical fire-breathing dragons. Sections are connected by dotted lines, presumably as a guide for the stuccodor., Munich, Germany, 1740, interiors, Bound print, Bound print