Armchair Jean Baptiste Gourdin (1723-1781)

Gourdin, Jean Baptiste, c. 1760

While the armchair and the upholstery are both from the 18th century, they did not originally belong together. The upholstery was woven for a set of gilt-wood armchairs in the bedchamber of the Prince de Condé in the Palais Bourbon in Paris. The walls of that room were hung with tapestries in the same style as the upholstery of the chairs.

Artwork typeseating furniture, armstoel, suite
Object numberBK-16655-A
Dimensionsheight 48 cm x depth 56.5 cm, height 97.0 cm x width 65.0 cm x depth 73.5 cm, width 65.0 cm x depth 48.5 cm
Physical characteristicsbeschilderd beukenhout, wol, zijde

Armchair Jean Baptiste Gourdin (1723-1781)

Identification

Title(s)
Armstoel
Object type
Object number
BK-16655-A
Description
Armstoel, deel van een ameublement, vervaardigd van wit met goud beschilderd beukenhout en bekleed op een los raam met tapisserie, versierd met boeketten, door linten met strikken samengebonden, op rode gedamasceerde grond. De voorpoten, voorzitregel, bovendorpel en stijlen van het rugraam dragen gestoken blad- en bloemmotieven. De armleggers met kussentjes eindigen in voluten; de overhoeks geplaatse S-vormige poten eindigen in een acanthusblad. Gemerkt: I. Gourdin. Zie tevens: BK-16655-b/g.
Inscriptions / marks
signature: ‘I. GOURDIN’

Creation

Creation
- maker: Gourdin, Jean Baptiste, Paris
- maker: Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris
- maker: workshop of Jacques Neilson, Paris
- designer: Maurice Jacques, Paris
- designer: Tessier, Louis, Paris
Dating
c. 1760
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Material and technique

Physical description
beschilderd beukenhout, wol, zijde
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- height 48 cm x depth 56.5 cm
- height 97.0 cm x width 65.0 cm x depth 73.5 cm
- width 65.0 cm x depth 48.5 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection The Duke of Cumberland;{GRI, Digital Collections, Duveen Brothers records, Series II.I, Collectors´ files: Mannheimer, F., ca. 1924-1948, image 67, invoice to Dr Fritz Mannheimer, d.d. 9 February 1934; only the fabrics were in this collection.} from whom purchased by the dealer Duveen, Paris, 1922 or 1923;{Fowles 1976, p. 167; only the fabrics were part of this transaction, Duveen made them into furniture.} from whom, $24,000, to Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, 1934;{GRI, Digital Collections, Duveen Brothers records, Series II.I, Collectors´ files: Mannheimer, F., ca. 1924-1948, image 67, invoice to Dr Fritz Mannheimer, d.d. 9 February 1934.} purchased from the estate of Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

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