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Design for Stage Scenery (Hampton Court) with Mythological Figures
James Thornhill English, 1675-1734
Securitas Publica
Company of Painters
Attributed to James Thornhill (English, 1675-1734) or William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764)
Grinling Gibbons
Saint Paul and Barnabas at Lystra
Wall Decoration with Story of Egeria & Numa Pompilius
Lupercalia (recto), and Sketches of Figures (verso)
Inner Portico with Statues
Unknown Artist British, late 18th century
Deifying of Horofilia
Flora Design for Closet Ceiling (left) and Statue of Apollo Design for Blank Niche (right), for Bateman House, London
Bacchus and Ariadne
Study
Portrait of a Geographer, Wife, and Child
Neptune and Amphitrite Flanked by Jupiter and Juno: Design for Painted Hall or Garden Bench
Moses and the Tables of Law
Design for the Overmantel of a Chimneypiece with Bust of Pompilius Numa
Five Sketches for the Triumph of Silenus
Design for Ceiling Fresco: Apollo and the Muses with Minerva Destroying Ignorance
Four Classic Scenes for Overdoors
Apotheosis of a Hero
Possibly Domenico Mondo (Italian, 1732-1806) or James Thornhill (English, 1675-1734)