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Side table

Designer Probably after a design by John Yenn British
ca. 1780
Not on view
A drawing related to the decoration of this, and two similar, tables has been attributed to John Yenn, a pupil and draftsman of the architect Sir William Chambers (1723–1796), who may have been responsible for their design. The Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne on the Isle of Naxos, after a composition by the Italian painter Guido Reni (1575–1642), is depicted on the table's top. The monogram G IV R, for George IV Rex incised on the back, shows this to be one of the few pieces of furniture in the collection with an English royal provenance.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Side table
  • Designer: Probably after a design by John Yenn (British, London (?) 1750–1821 London)
  • Date: ca. 1780
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Carved, painted and gilded pine and mahogany; gilt bronze and gilt copper
  • Dimensions: Overall: 30 1/2 × 46 × 21 in. (77.5 × 116.8 × 53.3 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.118.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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