Designs for Two Candelabras
19th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
a: 9 3/4 x 5 3/16 in. (24.8 x 13.2 cm) Left b: 9 5/8 x 5 5/16 in. (24.5 x 13.5 cm) Right
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.631.88
Tags
Art Historical Context
These delicate pen and brown ink drawings from 19th-century France present two elegant designs for candelabras, multi-branched candle holders that illuminated and adorned homes during the period. Created by an anonymous French artist, the works capture the graceful proportions and ornamental details of these objects, with the left sheet measuring 9 3/4 by 5 3/16 inches and the right slightly varying in dimension. Such preparatory sketches were essential in the design process, allowing artisans to refine ideas before translating them into metalwork or other materials. In 19th-century France, c...
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...