Ceiling
attributed to Giuseppe Mattia Borgnis (1701 - West Wycombe, Bucks. 1761)
Category
Art / Wall paintings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oil paint, lime, sand, hair, plaster
Measurements
2.8 m (Width); 4.6 m (Length)
Place of origin
West Wycombe
Order this imageCollection
West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire
NT 807694
Summary
Staircase ceiling. Painted plaster ceiling above main staircase. The upper ceiling of the main staircase was painted by Guiseppe Borgnis c.1755 and depicts six putti supporting the fictive central roundel from which is suspended the lantern. The figures appear against a simple skyscape with billowing clouds.
Makers and roles
attributed to Giuseppe Mattia Borgnis (1701 - West Wycombe, Bucks. 1761), painter