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Dressing table
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Dressing table

Carel Breytspraak · c. 1808 - c. 1810 · mahogany (wood); marble (rock); wood (plant material); brass (alloy); oak (wood)

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

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The king gave young Dutch cabinetmakers an opportunity to produce furniture for his palace. The required style was 'Empire', whose very name and references to Classical antiquity meant that even the furniture represented Napoleon's imperial ambitions. The Amsterdam furniture-maker Carel Breytspraak made this dressing table for the bedchamber of Crown Prince Napoleon Louis.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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toilettafelLouis Napoleon (King of Holland)Napoleon Lodewijk BonaparteRoyal Palace of AmsterdamHolland
Credit lineDressing table. c. 1808 - c. 1810. Carel Breytspraak. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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