Egyptomania candelabrum (one of a pair) ca. 1802–6 Alexis Decaix 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 ha
Egyptomania candelabrum (one of a pair) ca. 1802–6 Alexis Decaix 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 Egyptomania candelabrum (one of a pair). British. ca. 1802–6. Gilded bronze. Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
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