Design for a Wine Cooler 1770 - 1800

"Design for a Wine Cooler" is a detailed pen-and-ink drawing by French artist Henri Auguste, dating from the late 18th century. The design features an ornate, classical-style wine cooler with decorative handles, a sculpted base, and a central motif of a female head with a wreath. This design, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, demonstrates the refined taste and stylistic trends of the time, highlighting the use of classical motifs in decorative art.