Who created "Roll-top Desk (Bureau à cylindre)"?

Roll-top Desk (Bureau à cylindre) was created by Jean-Henri Riesener in c. 1775/1785.

When was "Roll-top Desk (Bureau à cylindre)" created?

This artwork was created c. 1775/1785.

Is "Roll-top Desk (Bureau à cylindre)" in the public domain?

Yes, Roll-top Desk (Bureau à cylindre) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Roll-top Desk (Bureau à cylindre)

Q: What medium is "Roll-top Desk (Bureau à cylindre)"?

Roll-top Desk (Bureau à cylindre) is veneered on oak principally with tulipwood and purplewood, with ebony (or wood stained to resemble ebony) and boxwood for stringing; gilded bronze mounts.

Jean-Henri Riesener

c. 1775/1785

Medium

veneered on oak principally with tulipwood and purplewood, with ebony (or wood stained to resemble ebony) and boxwood for stringing; gilded bronze mounts

Dimensions

overall: 121.3 x 128.2 x 78.2 cm (47 3/4 x 50 1/2 x 30 13/16 in.) overall (depth of table top): 34.8 cm (13 11/16 in.) overall (height to table top): 76.2 cm (30 in.)

Classification

Decorative Art

Department

CSD

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Widener Collection

Accession Number

1942.9.410

About the Artist

Jean-Henri Riesener (French) · 1734 –1806

French, Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia 1734–1806 Paris

Roll-top Desk (Bureau à cylindre)

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