Pair of overmirrors
These panels originally functioned as overmirrors, facing each other in the billiards room of the Château de Bagatelle, built for the comte d'Artois (the future king Charles X) in 1777 (see 07.225.18 for the overdoor of the entrance portal of Bagatelle). The eagles may refer to Artois's military honors: he was Colonel General of the Swiss Guards and Grand Master of the Artillery.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pair of overmirrors
- Artist: After a model by Philippe Laurent Roland (French, Pont-à-Marc 1746–1816 Paris)
- Maker: Probably carved by Daniel Aubert
- Date: ca. 1777
- Culture: French
- Medium: Oak, painted and gilded
- Dimensions: Overall (each): 23 1/8 × 47 5/8 in. (58.7 × 121 cm)
- Classification: Woodwork
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
- Object Number: 07.225.17a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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