Minneapolis Institute of Art
Armchair, one of eight
Jean-Baptiste Lebas (Maître in 1756)LinkedCulture matchlcp-6ba227fa83d4
- Date
- c. 1756
- Medium
- Gilt wood with upholstery
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 8083
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
This armchair and seven similar examples were given to the Institute by Carolyn and Franklin Groves and The Groves Foundation as furnishings for the Grand Salon from the Hôtel Gaillard de La Bouëxière. The 1738 and 1759 inventories for the grand salon reveal that the room was predominantly furnished with nine armchairs upholstered in Gobelins tapestry with scenes of fabled animals, similar to the upholstery on view here. The armchairs will be installed in the Grand Salon following restoration of their upholstery. The sinuous C- and S-curve shapes of the chair's arms and legs, juxtaposed by shells, scrolls, and cabochon motifs, reflects a restrained version of the rococo style that was popular in France during the mid-18th century. Europe
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- Credit line
- Gift of the Groves Foundation
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