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8 Theil. Chandeliers à deux branches

Print
late eighteenth century - 1806 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An etching depicting a design for a candlestick, with two branches, decorated with acanthus leaves, festoons and a mask.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title8 Theil. Chandeliers à deux branches (Series title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Brief description
Juste-Nathan Boucher (after). 1 plate from a series of German copies after French designs, here Boucher's designs for furniture and interior and exterior decoration. German copies published by Johann Martin Will.
Physical description
An etching depicting a design for a candlestick, with two branches, decorated with acanthus leaves, festoons and a mask.
Dimensions
  • Average size height: 28.5cm
  • Width: 19.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Chandelier a deux branches.' (Lettered below design)
  • 'Boucher fils inv.' (Lettered in the lower left corner)
  • 'A Augsbourg chez Jean Martin Will Fauxbourg D. Jacques.' (Lettered bottom right)
  • '8. Theil' (Numbered upper left)
  • 'N: 4.' (Numbered upper right)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • (Berlin I) Berlin Königliche Museen, Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung, Leipzig, 1894, 41.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Accession number
E.2449-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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