Armchair Jean Baptiste Gourdin (1723-1781)

Jean Baptiste Gourdin, 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 97 cm x width 65 cm x depth 73.5 cm, width 65 cm x depth 48.5 cm, height 48 cm x depth 56.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsbeschilderd beukenhout, wol, zijde

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Armchair Jean Baptiste Gourdin (1723-1781)

  • 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: Jean Baptiste Gourdin, Paris
    • maker: Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris
    • maker: workshop of Jacques Neilson, Paris
    • designer: Maurice Jacques, Paris
    • designer: Louis Tessier, Paris

  • Dating

    c. 1760

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    beschilderd beukenhout, wol, zijde

  • Dimensions

    • height 97 cm x width 65 cm x depth 73.5 cm
    • width 65 cm x depth 48.5 cm
    • height 48 cm x depth 56.5 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.

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  • Armchair Jean Baptiste Gourdin (1723-1781)
  • Armchair Jean Baptiste Gourdin (1723-1781)