Cephalus and Aurora, Series of lithographs, Receuil de dessins sur pierre, print, album page, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pierre Claude François Delorme, 1818 - 1819, paper, lithography, height 300 mm x width 442 mm, A monochrome illustration shows a bedroom scene with a large bed draped in soft, flowing fabric and a ruffled bedskirt; a reclining figure with long curly hair and a headband lies on the mattress propped on one elbow, looking toward a standing figure nearby; the standing figure wears a sheer, billowing gown that wraps around the body and trails onto the bed, the fabric appearing light and translucent as it flows upward around the head; behind the bed a heavy curtain hangs with deep folds, and a small table or stand sits between the figures with a low, round object emitting a faint puff of vapor or smoke; the floor beneath the bed shows wooden planks and a dark textured rug at the foot.
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Cephalus and Aurora, Series of lithographs, Receuil de dessins sur pierre, print, album page, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pierre Claude François Delorme, 1818 - 1819, paper, lithography, height 300 mm x width 442 mm, A monochrome illustration shows a bedroom scene with a large bed draped in soft, flowing fabric and a ruffled bedskirt; a reclining figure with long curly hair and a headband lies on the mattress propped on one elbow, looking toward a standing figure nearby; the standing figure wears a sheer, billowing gown that wraps around the body and trails onto the bed, the fabric appearing light and translucent as it flows upward around the head; behind the bed a heavy curtain hangs with deep folds, and a small table or stand sits between the figures with a low, round object emitting a faint puff of vapor or smoke; the floor beneath the bed shows wooden planks and a dark textured rug at the foot.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Cephalus Aurora Series lithographs Receuil de dessins pierre print album page Print part album printmaker Pierre Claude François Delorme 1818 - 1819 paper lithography height 300 mm x width 442 mm monochrome illustration bedroom scene large bed draped soft flowing fabric ruffled bedskirt reclining figure long curly hair headband lies mattress propped elbow looking standing figure nearby standing figure wears sheer billowing gown wraps body trails fabric appearing light translucent flows upward head heavy curtain hangs deep folds small table stand sits figures low round object emitting faint puff vapor smoke floor beneath wooden planks dark textured rug foot

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