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Design for a Monstrance (Presented to the City of Trieste by King Louis XVIII)

ca. 1814–19
Not on view
To-scale design for a monstrance, executed in pen and ink with a brown wash for the metal structure and a light gray wash for the roundel with Christ on the cross, which may have been executed in glass.The Louvre exhibition catalogue reveals that the drawing represents a design for a gift to the city of Trieste, designed by Lafitte, but executed by the royal goldsmith, Jean-Charles Cahier. It is possible that the monstrance was made as early as 1814, when the newly crowned King Louis XVIII sent an envoy to Trieste to recover the remains of his sisters who had died there while in exile.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Monstrance (Presented to the City of Trieste by King Louis XVIII)
  • Artist: Louis Lafitte (French, Paris 1770–1828 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1814–19
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 22 5/8 × 14 15/16 in. (57.5 × 38 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.123
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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