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Pair of wall lights
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The airy, elegant style of these wall lights is characteristic of the 1780s. The rams' heads, the thyrsus (staff wound with laurel branches) and the bunches of grapes refer to Bacchus, the god of wine. Wall lights of this particular model were ordered by various members of the French royal family.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePair of wall lights. c. 1780 - c. 1785. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
