18th Century ceiling sections by Deneufforges. Antique print c1765

$165.00

Beautiful French Ceiling Decoration, Compartimens pour les plafonds.

Original copperplate engraving c1768 (with later hand-colour), drawn and engraved by Flemish architect and engraver Jean-Francois Deneufforge(1714-1791), who studied engraving in Paris from around 1740, from his huge "Basic Architectural Manual", Recueil élémentaire d'architecture, published in Paris between 1757 and 1768. For this comprehensive work on 18th century French architectural detail of both public and private buildings and other structures, Deneufforge included floor plans, facades, ceilings, walls, columns, and all aspects of interior decoration.

Page size is 39 x 26cm (15.5 x 10.25 inches). To intaglio impression measures 36 x 22.8cm (14.25 x 9 inches).