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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

Wolfram Koeppe, the Marina Kellen French Curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the intricate furniture designs created by Abraham and David Roentgen. The father-and-son team created innovative designs that were combined with intriguing mechanical devices to revolutionize traditional French and English furniture types.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens, on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013.

The exhibition and catalogue are made possible by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

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Spanish Dancer (First State)

Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)

Date:: probably modeled ca. 1884, cast in 1920
Culture:: French
Medium:: Bronze
Dimensions:: 16 1/2 x 8 11/16 x 6 5/8 in. (41.9 x 22.1 x 16.8 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number:: 29.100.396

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 814

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