There is one other image of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.
Object Timeline
|
1908 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2024 |
|
Drawing, Design for a Candelabrum
This is a Drawing. It is dated 1791 and we acquired it in 1908. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and wash, on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
Endowed with a mix of classical motifs such as swags and caryatids, this candelabrum shows the more lavish style of ornamentation of lighting fixtures that dominated in the Louis XVI era, before Napoleon.
This object was
donated by
Advisory Council.
It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
Its dimensions are
Image: 27.2 x 17.8 cm (10 11/16 in. x 7 in.) 29.4 x 20.2 cm (11 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.) Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)
It has the following markings
Watermark: bunch of grapes
It is inscribed
Written at bottom margin: "fait en 1791" and "Maillard ainne"
Cite this object as
Drawing, Design for a Candelabrum; France; pen and ink, brush and wash, on paper; Image: 27.2 x 17.8 cm (10 11/16 in. x 7 in.) 29.4 x 20.2 cm (11 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.) Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1908-26-147
