Egyptomania candelabrum (one of a pair)

Alexis Decaix|Rundell, Bridge and Rundell

ca. 1802–6 · Gilded bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

These candelabra were one component of an extraordinary Egyptian-style dining room that was designed between 1802 and 1806 for Goodwood House, near Chichester in southern England, the home of the dukes of Richmond. The enthusiasm in England for all things Egyptian was first ignited by Napoleon Bonaparte’s (1769–1821) North African campaign of 1798. Napoleon was accompanied there by a team of scholars who recorded their findings, and the resulting publication by Baron Vivant Denon (1747–1825) on the monuments of the Nile Valley had a marked influence on design.

Artist

Alexis Decaix|Rundell, Bridge and Rundell

Date

ca. 1802–6

Medium

Gilded bronze

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, by exchange, 2016