Armchair (one of four) 1755–65 Tapestry probably woven at Royal Manufactory Beauvais 1664-1789 This rococo chair is part of a larger set of seat furniture supplied to the third Duke of Ancaster (1714–1778) for Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. Executed in the French taste, fashionable in mid-eighteenth century England, the set was originally partly gilt and upholstered with Gobelins tapestry (now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) after designs by the painter François Boucher. The present covers were applied between 1934 and Armchair (one of four). British and French, probably Beauvais. 175
Armchair (one of four) 1755–65 Tapestry probably woven at Royal Manufactory Beauvais 1664-1789 This rococo chair is part of a larger set of seat furniture supplied to the third Duke of Ancaster (1714–1778) for Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. Executed in the French taste, fashionable in mid-eighteenth century England, the set was originally partly gilt and upholstered with Gobelins tapestry (now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) after designs by the painter François Boucher. The present covers were applied between 1934 and Armchair (one of four). British and French, probably Beauvais. 1755–65. Mahogany; wool and silk (18-21 warps per inch, 7-9 per centimeter). Tapestry probably woven at Royal Manufactory Beauvais 1664-1789. Woodwork-Furniture
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