Five-fold screen

Panels attributed to Jean Jacques François Le Barbier French
panels ca. 1790, frame 19th century
Not on view
Related to the scenes on the tapestry chair backs associated with the four tapestry wall hangings "Le Quatre Parties du Monde". See also 1978.404.1–.18.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Five-fold screen
  • Artist: Panels attributed to Jean Jacques François Le Barbier (French, Rouen 1738–1826 Paris)
  • Date: panels ca. 1790, frame 19th century
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Panels: oil and canvas; frame: gilt wood; lining: silk taffeta
  • Dimensions: Overall (each panel): 71 × 22 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (180.3 × 56.2 × 3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Claus von Bülow Gift, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.406
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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