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1730 - 1740 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching of a design for a boudoir, showing the end and right hand side walls of a rococo interior lit by a chandelier and two sconces. A mirror hangs on the right-hand wall. The end wall has a partially obscured fireplace, surmounted by a large mirror. There is engraved text running beneath the image.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Design for a boudoir by Johann August Corvinus after Johann Jakob Schübler, Germany, 1730 - 1740.
Physical description
Etching of a design for a boudoir, showing the end and right hand side walls of a rococo interior lit by a chandelier and two sconces. A mirror hangs on the right-hand wall. The end wall has a partially obscured fireplace, surmounted by a large mirror. There is engraved text running beneath the image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.5cm
  • Width: 28cm
These dimensions include the frame but not the mirror plates, which measure 2cm on the top and bottom
Gallery label
Jones Galleries Design for a boudoir German; 1730-40 Etching by Johann August Corvinus (1683-1738) after Johann Jakob Schuebler (1698-1741)(1970s to 22/07/09)
Collection
Accession number
E.3690-1904

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Record createdApril 18, 2000
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