Metalwork Design
1815
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A drawing of a candelabrum by Thomas Stothard (1755- 1834), circa 1815.
On the corners of the base are three fauns playing pipes. Around the acanthus stem are three dancing female figures. The stem is in the form of an acanthus terminating in a finial of flowers.
Profile, full size 581 x 330 mm.
On the corners of the base are three fauns playing pipes. Around the acanthus stem are three dancing female figures. The stem is in the form of an acanthus terminating in a finial of flowers.
Profile, full size 581 x 330 mm.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink and brown wash on wove paper, watermarked: J. Whatman 181(4?) cut |
| Brief description | A design for a silver candelabrum by Thomas Stothard (1755- 1834), circa 1815. |
| Physical description | A drawing of a candelabrum by Thomas Stothard (1755- 1834), circa 1815. On the corners of the base are three fauns playing pipes. Around the acanthus stem are three dancing female figures. The stem is in the form of an acanthus terminating in a finial of flowers. Profile, full size 581 x 330 mm. |
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| Object history | For sketch designs by Stothard for this candelabrum see 9241:8-9.
For later versions by E. H. Baily see 109 and E.111-1964. For a discussion of this candelabrum and the derivation of its elements from prints of Jean le Pautre (1618-1682) see S. Lambert ed, Pattern and Design; Designs for the Decorative Arts 1480-1980, 1983, pages 7883. Bequeathed by the Rev Alexander Dyce 1869. |
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| Bibliographic reference | S. M. Bennet, Thomas Stothard : the Mechanisms of Art Patronage in England circa 1800, 1988.
A. Bray, Life of Thomas Stothard, R.A., 1851
A. C. Coxhead, Thomas Stothard, R.A.; An Illustrated Monograph, 1906. |
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| Accession number | DYCE.882 |
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| Record created | November 13, 2009 |
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