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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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Engraver:
Georges Lemeunnié
Designer:
Horace Vernet (French, Paris 1789–1863 Paris)
Date:
1815
Culture:
French (Jouy-en-Josas)
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
L. 41 x W. 37 inches 104.1 x 94.0 cm
Classification:
Textiles
Credit Line:
Gift of William Sloane Coffin, 1926
Accession Number:
26.265.67

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