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Grand Salon From the Hôtel de Tessé

Contracted by Louis Le Tellier  (ca. 1700–1785)

Maker:
Made by Nicolas Huyot (1700–1791)
Maker:
Carved by Pierre Fixon (active 1748–88)
Maker:
and/or Louis-Pierre Fixon (born 1748)
Maker:
Chimneypiece by Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lefranc
Maker:
Architect: Pierre Noël Rousset (1717–1793, or later)
Date:
1768–72, with later additions
Culture:
French (Paris)
Medium:
Oak, painted gray, carved and gilded; marble; plaster
Dimensions:
366 x 303 x 192 in. (929.6 x 769.6 x 487.7 cm)
Classification:
Woodwork
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Herbert N. Straus, 1942
Accession Number:
42.203.1

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 528

120014174

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