Design for a Candelabra
19th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink. Framing lines in pen and brown ink.
Dimensions
sheet: 13 7/8 x 7 11/16 in. (35.3 x 19.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.631.130
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate *Design for a Candelabra*, created by an anonymous French artist in the 19th, offers a glimpse into the elegant of ornamental metalwork and interior decoration. Rendered in pen and brown ink on sheet measuring 13 7/8 x 7 11/16 inches, the drawing features precise framing lines that highlight its architectural precision, typical of preparatory sketches for luxury furnishings. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1966, it resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Drawings and Prints. In 19th-century France, amid the opulent styles of the Empire and Restoration perio...
About the Artist
Anonymous, French, 19th century · 1800–1900
**Anonymous, French, 19th Century (ca. 1800–1900)** The artist cataloged as Anonymous, French, 19th century embodies the enigmatic yet essential contributions of unidentified creators to France's vibrant 19th-century art world. Active roughly between 1800 and 1900, this figure—or potentially collective workshop—produced a diverse array of works amid the nation's transition from Neoclassicism thro...