Candelabrum and Rococo Ornamental Panel, Plate 33, Meissonnier

An engraved plate on off-white paper showing a Rococo two-branch candelabrum with a sinuous, scrolling stem and flaring sconces, above a small framed panel of curling ornament enclosing a bird. Fine line engraving with light shading gives the metalwork a sculptural quality.

Artist

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier

Date

1695–1750

Medium

Engraving on white laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2832 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum