plafond

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Did not the great Monsieur Delacroix say with his characteristic modesty, when his plafond in the Galerie d'Apollon was uncovered: 'Where should I be without the assistance of my friend Sinel?'

From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix

Within the thickness of this wall, staircases descend to a lower gallery over the plafond of the proanos of the colonnade lighted from above.

From History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society by Harvey, Frederick Loviad

Ingres, too, who in those days was considered the greatest draughtsman since the time of Raphael, had contributed a masterpiece to the decoration of the hall, a plafond, "The Apotheosis of Napoleon I."

From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix

Nothing can be more rich than this plafond.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E

Silken carpets covered the floor, and the plafond of this gigantic hall was formed by the thousand-starred arch of heaven.

From The Daughter of an Empress by Greene, Nathaniel