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Drawing

ca. 1795 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A full-scale design for a chalice with scenes of Classical figures decorating the foot, stem and bowl.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Preliminary pencil, pen and brown ink and wash on paper
Brief description
Drawing from the workshop of Luigi Valadier, design for a chalice in the neoclassical style, pencil, pen and brown ink and wash, Italy, ca. 1795
Physical description
A full-scale design for a chalice with scenes of Classical figures decorating the foot, stem and bowl.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30cm
  • Width: 19.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Style
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Valadier : Three Generations of Roman Goldsmiths. London: Artemis Group, 1991. 183pp, illus. p. 121, no. 64
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection
Accession number
E.1779-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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