Designs for Two Sconces and a Chandelier
19th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
image: 6 15/16 x 9 1/8 in. (17.6 x 23.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.631.67
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of 19-century French interiors with *Designs for Two Sconces and a Chandelier an exquisite anonymous drawing from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Created precise pen and brown ink on (measuring 6 15/16 x 9 1/8 inches), this sheet showcases meticulous sketches of elegant wall-mounted sconces and a grand chandelier. Such designs were essential for illuminating lavish salons, ballrooms, and public spaces during France's Second Empire and Belle Époque eras, when gas and early electric lighting transformed architecture and decor. The anonymous artist's work reflects the...
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...