File:Drawing, Design for a Bronze Candlestick, ca. 1800 (CH 18170389-2).jpg
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Summary
English: Drawing, Design for a Bronze Candlestick, ca. 1800
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| Artist |
Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier |
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| Title |
English: Drawing, Design for a Bronze Candlestick, ca. 1800 |
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| Description |
English: The design for the candlestick is positioned at the center of the sheet. The shaft of the candle stick is composed of a winged female figure (the genius of Peace) standing beside a gun barrel, positioned vertically, which supports the socket with a burning candle. The female figure has the right foot on a staff with a crescent. A ring of grenades support the base. Mount has monogram FR and gilt border. |
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| Date | circa 1800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | pen and black ink, brush and gray, brown wash, yellow watercolor on laid paper lined with paper mount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions |
34.3 x 19.6 cm (13 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.) Mat (Mat): 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16in.) |
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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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| Accession number |
1911-28-204 |
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| Credit line | Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | Monogram on the mount: FR (F. Renaud, Lugt 1042). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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