Caption

Armchair, created in the 3rd quarter of the 18th century, France. Upholstery fabric possibly Aubusson or Beauvais. Seating piece of furniture with cabriole legs; height 107.3 cm, width 76.8 cm, depth 77.5 cm. Decoration includes illustrations for fairy tales after Jean de la Fontaine, flowers, vultures, wolves, birds pigeons, wells, animals, shells and Rococo ornament and style. Designer: Jean-Baptiste Oudry 1686–1755 attributed for original illustrations; maker, origin/provenance unknown., A gilded wooden armchair with carved scrollwork and cabriole legs upholstered in a floral-patterned fabric; the frame is gold in color and the upholstery shows a palette of pink, green, beige, and cream with floral motifs; a few decorative nailhead trims in a dark tone outline the seat and arm pads; the chair is shown from the side against a neutral pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_401

License type

Rights managed

Available size

92.5Mb (1.9Mb) / 18.0in x 20.0in / 5387 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Armchair created 3rd quarter 18th century France Upholstery fabric Aubusson Beauvais Seating piece furniture cabriole legs height 107.3 cm width 76.8 cm depth 77.5 cm Decoration includes illustrations fairy tales Jean de la Fontaine flowers vultures wolves birds pigeons wells animals shells Rococo ornament style Designer Jean-Baptiste Oudry 1686–1755 attributed original illustrations maker origin provenance unknown gilded wooden armchair carved scrollwork cabriole legs upholstered floral-patterned fabric frame gold color upholstery palette pink green beige cream floral motifs decorative nailhead trims dark tone outline seat arm pads chair shown side neutral pale gray background.