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An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth (1900)

Strange, Thomas Arthur · London : McCorquodale, New York, Scribner · leaf 76

An illustration from An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth, 1900, leaf 76 — No. 3.Designs for Ceilings. 82 Louis XIV. JEAN LE PAUTRE. Last Half 17th Century. … Jean Berain (thefather) was born inParis about 1638. Hewas appointed by LouisXIV. designer to thechamber and cabinet ofthe King, in whichcapacity it was his dutyto design the sceneryand costumes for thecourt fetes and ballets.Other architects whoafterwards held thisposition had to do thelike. It…

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