Archbishop's Throne and Canopy; Six Separate Studies for a Throne, Prie-Dieu, and Canopy
Object Details
- Artist
- Hippolyte-François Joseph Equennez, 1772 – 1854
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Elevation of an elaborate throne and canopy at the center, rendered in full color; side elevation of canopy, in line, right. Side elevation of throne and other details, in line, left. The canopy is composed of a flat dome, supported at rear by Ionic pilasters, unsupported at front. Dome surmounted by cross and plumes. Drapery behind it, bearing design of ecclesiastical motifs, a panel of the Lamb of God, directly above throne.
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase through gift of Frederick Formes Horter
- 1808
- Accession Number
- 1949-61-7
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- furniture
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, white gouache, traces of black chalk, ruled border in pen and black ink on heavy white paper
- Dimensions
- 39.9 x 53.7 cm (15 11/16 x 21 1/8 in.)
- dimensions vary
- Mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.)
- made in
- Tournai, Belgium
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1949-61-7
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c630a81f-47f3-4ae2-a72b-18f043f404ef
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