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Lit à la Polonaise, bed of green and grey painted beechwood with five conical legs with acanthus leaf, carving of flower and leaf work, upholstered canopy and panels
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Lit à la Polonaise, bed of green and grey painted beechwood with five conical legs with acanthus leaf, carving of flower and leaf work, upholstered canopy and panels

anonymous · c. 1775 · damask; cutting; painting technique; beech (wood); iron (metal); copper (metal); walnut (hardwood); wood (plant material); paint (coating); satin; silk

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

About this work

Bed. Beech, with later damask upholstery. Paris, c. 1775, after a design by Jean-Charles Delafosse (called Lit à la Polonaise).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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furniturebedledikant
Credit lineLit à la Polonaise, bed van groen en grijs geschilderd beukenhout met vijf conische poten met acanthusblad, snijwerk van bloem- en bladwerk, beklede hemel en schotten. c. 1775. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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