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Alcove with Military Trophies

An alcove with a bed topped with a canopy in the style of a military tent with hanging textiles. On the back wall, there is a tapestry or painting of a battle scene with soldiers holding spears. A balustrade in front of the alcove, ornately carved with military trophies, festoons of leaves and flowers, and lion mascarons (masks). The alcove is framed by an ornately carved cornice with moldings and

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Alcove with Military Trophies

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Alcove with Scylla Cutting Her Father Nisus' Hair

An alcove with a bed in the center. A figure lying in the bed, another standing next to the bed, with a group of soldiers sleeping on the floor (Scylla cutting her sleeping father, Nissus' hair). The canopy of the bed is in the shape of a tent with draped textiles. The walls of the alcove are grandly decorated with fluted pilasters, statues in niches, festoons of leaves, and ornately carved paneli

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Alcove with a Bed

A design for an alcove with a highly ornate bed in the center. The bedframe is sculpted with scrolling foliage and festoons of fruit and flowers. The feet are in the shape of lion paws. The headboard features a roundel profile portrait. The crown of the canopy resembles a Turkish-style tent with a scale pattern and feather finial. The bed curtains are drawn back and hang over herm figure columns.

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Alcove with a Bed

Platemark: 13.6 × 19.8 cm (5 3/8 × 7 13/16 in.)

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Alcove with a Bed and Figures

A figure lying in a bed within an alcove with a male figure holding a sword and wearing a feathered hat to the left of the bed. The bed canopy is topped with feather finials and hung with textiles. A tapestry along the back wall, and balustrade in front. The canopy is flanked by ornately carved moldings and overdoor panels, and in the center above, an oval cartouche framed by putti and festoons of

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Alcove with a Bed and Figures

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Alcove with the Daughters of Pelias Assassinating their Father

A scene with a canopy bed in an alcove and figures, a man lying on the bed with a woman holding a dagger above her head and attacking him with other women behind her. To the right of the bed soldiers and men, including one soldier wielding his sword and holding a shield. The scene is from Greek mythology featuring the king Pelias being assassinated by his daughters. The alcove and flanking walls a

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