Boiserie from the Hôtel Lauzun ca. 1770, with one modern panel French, Paris The oak paneling in this room was acquired in the late nineteenth century by Baron Frédéric-Jérôme Pichon (1812-1896). The baron, a well-known Parisian bibliophile and collector, incorporated the paneling, stripped of its original paint, into the large library that he installed on the first floor of his Paris residence, the Hôtel Lauzun, at 17, quai d'Anjou, on the Ile Saint-Louis. The paneling, which dates from the early Louis XVI period, about 1770, was not in keeping with the seventeenth-century décor of the Hôtel

Boiserie from the Hôtel Lauzun ca. 1770, with one modern panel French, Paris The oak paneling in this room was acquired in the late nineteenth century by Baron Frédéric-Jérôme Pichon (1812-1896). The baron, a well-known Parisian bibliophile and collector, incorporated the paneling, stripped of its original paint, into the large library that he installed on the first floor of his Paris residence, the Hôtel Lauzun, at 17, quai d'Anjou, on the Ile Saint-Louis. The paneling, which dates from the early Louis XVI period, about 1770, was not in keeping with the seventeenth-century décor of the Hôtel Lauzun and was dismantled and sold by the baron's grandson about carving of the principal panels consists of various floral motifs and stylized ornaments that introduce a lively informal rhythm into the decoration of the room. The three grisaille overdoor paintings in the style of Piat-Joseph Sauvage (1744-1818), the Carrara marble chimneypiece, and its framed overmantel mirror are contemporary with, but not original to, the room. The plaster cornice and ceiling rosette are modern. The polychrome painted surface of the woodwork is a recent restoration. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #2280. Overview: The Lauzun Room, Part 1 Play or pause #2280. Overview: The Lauzun Room, Part 2 Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Boiserie from the Hôtel Lauzun. French, Paris. ca. 1770, with one modern panel. Carved and painted oak. Woodwork

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