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Toilet Mirror
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Toilet Mirror

Louis Royer, Joseph-Germain Dutalis · 1828 - 1829 · gild; looking glasses; gilding (material); silver (metal); amalgam

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

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When Princess Marianne married, her father King William I gifted her a magnificent toilet crafted in the Empire style, with figures based on antiquity. For this commission, the king engaged the best artisans in the southern Netherlands at the time: the goldsmith Dutalis in Brussels and the sculptor Royer from Mechelen. The set comprised a jewellery box, several gilded boxes, and this mirror as a showpiece.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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mirrordressing glassMarianne (prinses der Nederlanden)
Credit lineToilet Mirror. 1828 - 1829. Louis Royer, Joseph-Germain Dutalis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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