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Georges Jacob

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1968-158-15
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Georges Jacob was one of the two most prominent Parisian master menuisiers. He produced carved, painted and gilded beds and seat furniture and upholstery work for the French royal châteaux, in the Neoclassical style that is associated with Louis XVI furniture.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (14)

Stools

1805 · painted walnut

Overall: 47.3 x 48.4 cm (18 5/8 x 19 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Stool

1805 · painted walnut

Overall: 47.8 x 48.4 cm (18 13/16 x 19 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Armchair

1790 · Mahogany, modern reproduction upholstery

94.7 × 61.3 × 59.7 cm (37 1/4 × 24 1/8 × 23 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Armchair (fauteuil) from Louis XVI's Salon des Jeux at Saint Cloud

1788 · Carved and gilded walnut; gold brocaded silk (not original)

Overall: 39 3/8 × 29 1/2 × 25 5/8 in. (100 × 74.9 × 65.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Meubilair

1787 · gild on wood (plant material), textile materials, gilding (material), beech (wood)

height: 76 cm, depth: 65 cm, weight: 29 cm, width: 128 cm

Rijksmuseum

Pair of armchairs

1787 · gild on textile materials, gilding (material), walnut (hardwood), silk, mahogany (wood)

width: 55 cm, height: 39.5 cm, height: 96 cm, width: 46.5 cm, depth: 61 cm, depth: 52.5 cm, depth: 43 cm

Rijksmuseum

Fire screen (écran)

1781 · Carved, gilded and silvered beech; 18th-century silk brocade (not original to frame)

H. 42 x W. 26-3/4 x D. 16-1/4 in. (106.7 x 67.9 x 41.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine)

1780 · Carved and gilded beech; silk upholstery (not original)

H. 38-3/4 x W. 26-3/8 x D. 23-5/8 in. (98.4 x 67.0 x 60.0 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Armchair (part of a set)

1775 · Walnut, gilded

Overall: 36 1/8 × 23 × 20 3/4 in. (91.8 × 58.4 × 52.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fire Screen (Écran de Cheminée) and Textile Panels

1775 · gilt wood, upholstery

Cleveland Museum of Art

Meubilair

1775 · beech (wood), wood (plant material), paint (coating), textile materials

height: 42 cm, depth: 65 cm, width: 57 cm, height: 88 cm, depth: 49 cm

Rijksmuseum

Armstoel van beukenhout

1775 · wood (plant material), paint (coating), textile materials, beech (wood)

height: 45 cm, depth: 43 cm, depth: 55 cm, height: 91 cm, width: 61 cm

Rijksmuseum

Fire Screen (Écran de Cheminée)

1775 · gilt wood, upholstery

Overall: 109.5 x 69.8 x 40.5 cm (43 1/8 x 27 1/2 x 15 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bed

1700 · gilded wood and embroidered satin

Overall: 213.4 cm (84 in.); Part 1: 163.2 x 147.3 cm (64 1/4 x 58 in.); Part 2: 132.7 x 147.3 cm (52 1/4 x 58 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

14 published of 14 catalogued · 14 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Rijksmuseum
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The Met
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Art Institute Chicago
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 9)

9 entries · 1 sources

Pair of armchairs
1787 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Armstoel van beukenhout
1775 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Meubilair
1775 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Meubilair
1787 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Fire Screen (Écran de Cheminée) and Textile Panels
1775 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Stools
1805 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Bed
1700 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Stool
1805 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Fire Screen (Écran de Cheminée)
1775 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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