Ceiling Roundel: Putto with a Cornucopia (after Angelica Kauffman)
Louis-André Delabrière
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1785
Materials
Oil on plaster
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609136
Summary
Oil painting on plaster, Ceiling Roundel: Putto with a Cornucopia (after Angelica Kauffman) by Louis-André Delabrière, circa 1785. Circular. A single putto, naked but for single drape, holds a cornucopia of fruit and flowers. A pink/blue cloud background. Ceiling roundel set in gilt border.
Provenance
Believed to have been commissioned by Noel Hill (1745-1789), created 1st Baron Berwick in 1784; by descent bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Makers and roles
Louis-André Delabrière, publisher after Angelica Kauffman RA (Chur 1741 – Rome 1807), publisher