E-22: French Provincial Bedroom of the Louis XV Period, 18th Century
c. 1937
Medium
Miniature room, mixed media
Dimensions
Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 27.9 × 49.5 × 44.5 cm (11 × 19 1/2 × 17 1/2 in.)
Classification
miniature
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
43757
Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting world of Narcissa Nack Thorne's *E-22: French Bedroom of the Louis XV, 18th Century* (c. 1937), a exquisite miniature room housed in the Art Institute of's Department of Applied Arts of Europe Crafted at a precise 1-inch-to-1-foot scalemeasuring 27.9 × 49.5 × 44.5 cm), this mixed-media masterpiece recreates an 18th French bedroom with astonishing detail, from delicate canopy beds to hand-painted wallpapers and polished wood furnishings. The room evokes the Louis XV era (1715–1774), a time of Rococo elegance adapted for provincial life outside Versailles. French Provin...
About the Artist
Narcissa Niblack Thorne · 1882–1966
Narcissa Niblack Thorne (1882–1966) was born on May 2 in Vincennes, Indiana, the eldest child of William Niblack and Frances Caldwell Niblack. Her family relocated to Chicago during her childhood, where she received a patchwork education: homeschooled by a governess, public schooling from age eleven, private classes, and finishing at the elite Kenwood Institute in Hyde Park. Extensive family trave...