Rococo candlestick and palace panel engraving, Meissonnier

An engraved page shows a tall rococo candlestick with a twisting shaft and scrolled, shell-like base, drawn in fine black lines on pale paper. Below, a small rectangular panel depicts a rococo architectural facade with arched doorways and ornamental scrolls, matching the palace design named in the record.

Artist

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier

Date

1740

Medium

Engraving on white laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2821 × 4000 px

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