Jean-Mathieu Chevallier (artist) French, 1696 - 1768 Chest of Drawers (commode), mid-18th century, possibly 1743/1744 veneered on oak stained black with tulipwood, kingwood, sycamore, purplewood, boxwood, and other woods, some showing traces of having been colored by staining; gilded bronze mounts; marble top overall: 85 x 139.2 x 64.6 cm (33 7/16 x 54 13/16 x 25 7/16 in.) Widener Collection 1942.9.414 On View

From the Tour: Production of French Decorative Arts in the 1700s
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Exhibition History

1973

François Boucher in North American Collections: One Hundred Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Art Institute of Chicago, 1973-1974, not in catalogue or brochure (shown only in Washington).

2000

Art Nouveau, 1890-1914, Victoria and Albert Museum, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 2000-2001, no. 53 (shown only in Washington).

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