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Candelabrum

c. 1780–1785

attributed to Pierre Philippe Thomire

(French, 1751–1843)
cast after a model by

Clodion

(French, 1738–1814)
France, 18th century
bronze, gilt bronze, gray marble
Overall: 92.1 x 40.7 x 45.1 cm (36 1/4 x 16 x 17 3/4 in.); Part 1: 45.8 cm (18 1/16 in.)
Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey 1942.58.2
Location: Not on view
  • Marques of Hertford; Sir Richard Wallace; Grace Rainey Rogers, New York.
  • Milliken, William. "The Rousseau de la Rottière Room the Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 29, no. 4 (April 1942): 47-66 Reproduced: front cover, p. 53; Mentioned: p. 66 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 157 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 157 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 189 archive.org
  • Neo-classicism: Style and Motif. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 23-October 31, 1964).
    CMA 1964: Henry Hawley, Neo-Classicism, Style and Motif, September 23-November 1, 1964, # 45, repr.
  • {{cite web|title=Candelabrum|url=false|author=Pierre Philippe Thomire, Clodion|year=c. 1780–1785|access-date=17 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.58.2