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Design for a wall-light
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The architect Gilles-Marie Oppenord was instrumental in shaping the transition from the austere, classical style of King Louis XIV to the whimsicality of the rococo. In this design both tendencies are combined. This presentation drawing of a gilt-bronze wall-light was doubtless executed for Philippe, duc d’Orléans, the regent for the young Louis XV.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDesign for a wall-light. c. 1717. Gilles Marie Oppenort. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
