Wall Clock
Thomas Johnson
c. 1750
Medium
Pine, carved, gessoed, and gilded; enamel, brass, and glass
Dimensions
102.5 × 46.2 × 17.4 cm (40 3/8 × 18 3/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
Classification
clock
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
94532
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Thomas Johnson · 1714–1778
**Thomas Johnson (1714–1778)** was an English wood carver and furniture maker renowned for his exuberant Rococo designs that blended rococo, Chinese, Gothic, and rustic motifs with remarkable vitality and flamboyance. Working primarily in London during the mid-eighteenth century, he became one of the most successful and distinctive exponents of the British Rococo style, often incorporating human f...