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Thomas Chippendale Artworks collected in Metmuseum

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Thomas Chippendale Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779) was a cabinet-maker in London, designing furniture in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. In 1754 he published a book of his designs in a trade catalogue titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director—the most important collection of furniture designs published in England to that point which created a mass market for furniture—upon which success he became renowned. According to the Victoria and Albert Museum, "so influential were his designs, in Britain and throughout Europe and America, that 'Chippendale' became a shorthand description for any furniture similar to his Director designs".The designs are regarded as representing the current British fashion for furniture of that period and are now reproduced globally. He was buried 16 November 1779, according to the records of St Martin-in-the-Fields, in the cemetery since built upon by the National Gallery. Chippendale furniture is much valued; a padouk cabinet that was offered for auction during 2008 sold for £2,729,250. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Chippendale

Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I

British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London / The Met

   title: Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1920

Desk (bonheur du jour)

British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London / The Met

   title: Desk (bonheur du jour)
   department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
   accessionYear: 1929

The General Proportion of the Tuscan Order, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I

British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London / The Met

   title: The General Proportion of the Tuscan Order, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1920

The General Proportion of the Doric Order, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I

British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London / The Met

   title: The General Proportion of the Doric Order, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1920

Ribband Back Chairs

British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London / The Met

   title: Ribband Back Chairs
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1972

Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London / The Met

   title: Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1920

Side chair (one of a pair)

British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London / The Met

   title: Side chair (one of a pair)
   department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
   accessionYear: 1964

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Jost Amman Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Jost Amman Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Jost Amman (June 13, 1539 – March 17, 1591) was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jost_Amman Marcus Curtius    title: Marcus Curtius    department: Drawings and Prints    accessionYear: 2002 Entry of Maximilian II into Nuremberg, June 7, 1570    title: Entry of Maximilian II into Nuremberg, June 7, 1570    department: Drawings and Prints    accessionYear: 1953 Triumph of Christian Faith    ti
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Winslow Homer Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Winslow Homer Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator. He subsequently took up oil painting and produced major studio works characterized by the weight and density he exploited from the medium. He also worked extensively
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Okumura Masanobu Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Okumura Masanobu Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Okumura Masanobu (Japanese: 奥村 政信; 1686 – 13 March 1764) was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, and painter. He also illustrated novelettes and in his early years wrote some fiction. At first his work adhered to the Torii school, but later drifted beyond that. He is a figure in the formative era of ukiyo-e doing early works on actors and bijin-ga ("pictures of beautiful women"). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okumura_Masanobu Yaoya O Shichi Standing, Holding a Love Letter and a Battledo
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