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David Roentgen: Apollo Clock

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Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Lavishly embellished and expertly crafted, the Apollo clock is one of the best-known pieces of Roentgen furniture.

This clock, from Roentgen-Museum, Neuwied, is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013).

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After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon  (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris)

Date:
1903, after a model of 1781
Culture:
French
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H: 27 5/8 in. (70.2 cm)
Classification:
Sculpture
Credit Line:
Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914
Accession Number:
14.58.133

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