Armchair (part of a set)
early 20th century, style of 18th century
Medium
Carved and gilded walnut; embroidered silk-satin
Dimensions
Overall: 38 × 28 1/2 × 28 in. (96.5 × 72.4 × 71.1 cm)
Classification
Woodwork-Furniture
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession Number
58.75.32
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About the Artist
Philippe de Lasalle|Carlhian · 1723–1804
Philippe de Lasalle (1723–1804) was born on September 2 in the small town of Seyssel in the Ain department of France, the son of a local finance official. Orphaned at just one year old, he was raised by relatives and moved to Lyon at age fourteen to live with an uncle. There, he began his artistic training as an apprentice to the painter Daniel Sarrabat, a prominent Lyonnais figure known for instr...