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Armchair upholstered with tapestry featuring a boy playing a bagpipe (petit joueur de cornemuse) (back) and a dog hunting ducks (seat)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Armchair of gilded beechwood, resting on conically shaped legs. The armchair belongs to a set of furniture. On the upholstered curved seat frame and the upholstered oval back frame, representations within floral wreaths are applied on a pink ground (tapisserie de Beauvais). See also: BK-16657-a and c/f.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineArmstoel bekleed met tapisserie met een jongen spelend op een doedelzak (petit joueur de cornemuse) (rug) en een hond die op eenden jaagt (zitting). c. 1755 - c. 1765. Manufacture Royale des Gobelins. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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