Jean-Henri Riesener
«The first serious Riesener monograph.»
Alexandre Pradère, The Art Newspaper
Jean-Henri Riesener (1734–1806) was one of the greatest French cabinetmakers of all time. From humble beginnings as a German immigrant in Paris, he found fame through the delivery of a magnificent roll-top desk to Louis XV in 1769 and went on to become Marie-Antoinette’s favourite cabinetmaker, supplying the queen and the court of Louis XVI with sumptuous furniture of superb quality. Les mer
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This first major monograph on Riesener traces his life and career, bringing new insights into his business practice, his designs and construction techniques. Based on the extensive collections of Riesener furniture in the Wallace Collection, Waddesdon Manor and the Royal Collection, the authors examine the objects and their history, and highlight the changing tastes of the nineteenth-century collectors who acquired so many former French royal pieces. The new illustrations and visual glossary add another important resource for art historians, decorative arts enthusiasts and furniture lovers.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 304
- ISBN
- 9781781300909
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 28 x 23 cm
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«The first serious Riesener monograph.»
Alexandre Pradère, The Art Newspaper
«This authoritative tome is both an enjoyable read as well as a scholarly compilation of original research [...] it is extremely refreshing to be presented with such a clearly written and entirely unapologetic celebration of one of the creative geniuses of the French eighteenth century. This publication would do Watson, Bellaigue and Verlet proud. More, please.»
Wolf Burchard, The Furniture History Society