Elevation of the Garden Facade of a Public Building
Cooper Hewitt

Elevation of the Garden Facade of a Public Building

ca. 1790

Graphite, pen, green and brown water color washes on paper
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Central section and two wings ending with pavilions. The basement includes two staircases and three fountain sections. The terrace before the villa is oval, bordered in front by steps with unfinished figures and by ramps leading to the ground floor. Ornamental columns bordered by statues and boskettes in the upper parts rise from the ramps.

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