Two Garden Chairs and Long Seat, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I
Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as plate XXIV in the third edition of 1762, but created as early as 1761 according to the Act of Parliament on the print itself.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two Garden Chairs and Long Seat, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I
- Artist: Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London)
- Published in: London
- Date: 1761
- Medium: Black ink and gray wash
- Dimensions: sheet: 7 15/16 x 13 1/8 in. (20.2 x 33.3 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.40.1(12)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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