Armchair

probably c. 1830/1850

Gobelins Tapestry Factory

Weaver, est. 1662

French 19th Century

Cabinetmaker

British 19th Century

Cabinetmaker

French or British 19th Century chairmaker and Gobelins Tapestry Factory after cartoons by Louis Tessier

Artwork overview

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 109.8 x 82 x 82.4 cm (43 1/4 x 32 5/16 x 32 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.435

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Duveen Brothers, New York); purchased 1905 by Peter A. B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from the Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, 1942.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 18, as Louis XV, about 1770, upholstered with tapestry from the Royal Manufactory of Beauvais.

Wikidata ID

Q62758252

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