A pen and ink design plan for a Rococo interior corner containing a clock, bureau, table, and elaborate candelabra.
A pen and ink design plan for a Rococo interior corner containing a clock, bureau, table, and elaborate candelabra.
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Franz Xaver Habermann

Design for an Interior Elevation

Maker

Franz Xaver Habermann (German, 1721-1796)

Title

Design for an Interior Elevation

Year

ca. 1746-1768

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wash technique

Supports

Dimensions

28.9 x 18.6 cm (11 3/8 x 7 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed LL: "Fra:Xav.habermann. inv.et del.17.."

Blindstamped, LR, with the collector's mark of Winslow and Anna Ames (Lugt 2602b)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

46.535

Type

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer
Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Mar 12, 2022 – Sep 04, 2022

Label copy

A writing desk is flanked by candelabra and topped with a fantastical clock. They are embellished with twisting Rococo-style tendrils echoed in decorative paneling above. This meticulously drafted design is divided by a vertical line, presenting different ornamental solutions on each side. Drawn in preparation for an etching, it was published in a series created to inspire architects, cabinetmakers, goldsmiths, and designers of all kinds.

The Illustrated Book
Oct 21, 1980 – Nov 23, 1980

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Franz Xaver Habermann (German, 1721-1796)
Design for an Interior Elevation, ca. 1746-1768
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, and graphite on laid paper, incised for transfer
28.9 x 18.6 cm (11 3/8 x 7 5/16 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 46.535

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