Art, literature & history
An Elaborate Ceiling with Trellises and Seated Figures
c. 1700
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and brown ink over black chalk, squared in red chalk on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 23.1 x 34.9 cm (9 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1996.73.4
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Jean Bérain. An Elaborate Ceiling with Trellises and Seated Figures. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
An Elaborate Ceiling with Trellises and Seated Figures — Jean Bérain. c. 1700.
Medium: pen and brown ink over black chalk, squared in red chalk on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 23.1 x 34.9 cm (9 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1996.73.4. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.