Armchair en cabriolet
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Catalogue
- Year
- 1780
- Dimensions
- confirmed: 37 1/4 × 23 7/8 × 21 1/2 in. (94.6 × 60.6 × 54.6 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- David Roentgen
Artist
Mixed Media
David Roentgen, was a German cabinetmaker of the eighteenth century, famed throughout Europe for his marquetry and his secret drawers and poes and mechanical fittings. His work embraces the late Rococo and the Neoclassical styles.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- David Roentgen
- Year
- 1780
- Dimensions
- confirmed: 37 1/4 × 23 7/8 × 21 1/2 in. (94.6 × 60.6 × 54.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1780-007717
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified