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Writing desk
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A table of this format –with a single row of drawers and a leather writing surface –was the preferred writing desk for a gentleman in 18th-century Paris. Its curving form and fanciful mounts are typical of the Rococo style.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSchrijftafel. c. 1745. Jacques Dubois. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.