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Sofa upholstered in tapestry with floral bouquets
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Sofa upholstered in tapestry with floral bouquets

anonymous · c. 1750 · tapestry; gild; beech (wood); wool; gilding (material); wood (plant material); paint (coating); silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Two armchairs and a sofa. Beech, upholstered in tapestry. The chairs: Paris, c. 1750–1760, by Jean-Baptiste Gourdin. The sofa modern. The tapestry: Paris, Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, c. 1772. The tapestry upholstery was made for the Prince de Condé for the Chambre Rose at the Palais Bourbon in Paris. The original seat furniture to which it was applied does not survive.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCanapé bekleed met tapisserie met bloemboeketten. c. 1750. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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