BERAIN, Jean the Elder
(b. 1640, Saint-Mihiel, d. 1711, Paris)

Ceiling decoration

1690
Graphite drawing
Statens Konstmuseer, Stockholm

Berain was a great supplier of designs for tapestry, furniture, mural decoration, and weapons. The present drawing shows the decoration for the ceiling of the second antechamber of the Hôtel de Mailly, a private residence in Paris.