Dressing table

Carel Breytspraak, c. 1808 - c. 1810

The king gave young Dutch cabinetmakers an opportunity to produce furniture for his palace. The required style was ‘Empire’, whose very name and references to Classical antiquity meant that even the furniture represented Napoleon’s imperial ambitions. The Amsterdam furniture-maker Carel Breytspraak made this dressing table for the bedchamber of Crown Prince Napoleon Louis.

  • Artwork typetoilettafel
  • Object numberBK-BR-589-B
  • Dimensionsheight 76.5 cm x width 103.6 cm x depth 54.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsmahoniehout, eikenhout, verguld brons, marmer

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Dressing table

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-BR-589-B

  • Description

    Toilettafel van mahoniehout, met wit marmeren blad, scheaagpoten met leeuweklauwtjes. De toilettafel is in Empirestijl. Vervaardigd voor het slaapvertrek van prins Napoleon Louis, de zoon van koning Lodewijk Napoleon, in het Paleis op de Dam te Amsterdam.

Creation

  • Creation

    furniture maker (person): Carel Breytspraak, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    c. 1808 - c. 1810

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    mahoniehout, eikenhout, verguld brons, marmer

  • Dimensions

    height 76.5 cm x width 103.6 cm x depth 54.5 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Koninklijke Verzamelingen

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Documentatiemap.

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