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Boiserie from the Palais Paar, 30 Wollzeile, Vienna, Austria

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Boiserie from the Palais Paar, 30 Wollzeile, Vienna, Austria

Designer-architect Isidor Canevale (1730–1786)

Artist:: Woodcarver George Leithner (1725–1785)
Date:: ca. 1765–72, with later additions
Culture:: Austrian (Vienna)
Medium:: Pine, plaster, painted and gilded; gilt-bronze; mirror glass; oak flooring
Dimensions:: 192 x 486 x 294-1/2 in. (487.7 x 1234.4 x 748.0 cm)
Classification:: Woodwork
Credit Line:: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1963
Accession Number:: 63.229.1

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 526

Provenance

Palais Paar, 30 Wollzeile, Vienna, AustriaPrince Johann Wenzel von Paar ; by descent, Paar family (until c. 1931–34) ; [ Jansen (c. 1931–34; sold to Sassoon) ] ; Sir Philip Sassoon (1934–mid-1950s) ; [ Jansen (mid-1950s–1963; sold to MMA) ]
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