Ceiling decoration depicting the horses of the Sun chasing the shadows of Night, from Nouveaux dessins de plafonds, plate 4, bound in Oeuvres. Vol. I
Object type: Print collection ornament & architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Nouveaux dessins de plafonds
Artist: Jean Le Pautre|Jean Mariette
Artist bio: French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris|French, Saint Benoît 1660–1742 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 17th century
Medium: Etching; second state of three (Préaud)
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 9/16 × 8 1/4 in. (34.5 × 21 cm)
Plate: 5 11/16 × 8 1/4 in. (14.5 × 21 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession year: 1933