The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director
Medium
Paper, leather
Dimensions
47.9 × 30.5 × 6 cm
Classification
Bound Volume
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Philip A. Uhde in memory of his father, Frederick C. Uhde
Accession Number
2019.80
Tags
male
About this artwork
Through his designs for furniture and architectural elements, Thomas Chippendale became one of the most influential tastemakers of the 1700s. He published three editions of The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (1754, 1755, and 1762), which sold widely in Britain, Ireland, and America. This rare French version of the third edition demonstrates his effort to spread his designs for both naturalistic and neoclassical decoration even wider across Europe.