The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Pierre Jeannin (1540-1622), counsellor of the King, superintendent of finances

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Exquisitely constructed, the case of this clock boasts finely detailed marquetry designs and a multitude of functions, including dials that indicate the time in ten of the most important cities in the world.

This clock is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013). See Collections to learn more about this clock.

Video/Audio (4)

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock
(00:00:52)

The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet
(00:02:20) 10549 views

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration
(00:02:17) 16461 views

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation
(00:01:00) 3008 views

Pierre Jeannin (1540-1622), counsellor of the King, superintendent of finances

Medalist: Guillaume Dupré (French, 1574–1642)

Date:: 1618
Culture:: French
Medium:: Bronze, brown patina
Dimensions:: Diam. 7 3/8 in. (187 mm.)
Classification:: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line:: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession Number:: 36.110.35

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 532

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Signature: (upside down, below tranche of shoulder) G.DVPRE.F.1618

Inscription: (in margin) PETRVS IEANNIN.REG[is]. CHRIST[ianissimi].A.SECR[etis].CONS[iliarius].ET.SAC[ri].AERA[rii].PRAEF[ectus]. (Pierre Jeannin, member of the privy council of the most Christian King and superintendent of finances)
Provenance

Adalbert von Lanna (until 1911; sale, Lepke's, Berlin, vol. 3, no. 412, pl. 29) ; Henry Oppenheimer (until 1936; sale, Christie, Manson and Woods, London, July 28, 1936, no. 320; sold to MMA)
See also
Who
Guillaume Dupré (26)
What
Metal (59,364)

Sculpture (24,350)

Copper alloy (16,630)

Bronze (11,628)

Medals (3,076)

Plaquettes (2,085)

Patina (368)
Where
Europe (148,586)

France (52,276)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Ceramics in the French Renaissance

Pastoral Charms in the French Renaissance

France, 1600–1800 A.D.

WHAT IS MYMET?

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

Pierre Jeannin (1540-1622), counsellor of the King, superintendent of finances

Medalist: Guillaume Dupré (French, 1574–1642)

Met Media

Met Kids

Met Store

WHAT IS MYMET?

Already have a mymet account? Sign in

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

Related Content

Pierre Jeannin (1540-1622), counsellor of the King, superintendent of finances

Medalist: Guillaume Dupré (French, 1574–1642)

Met Media

Met Kids

Met Store