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Thomas Chippendale British
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Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as plate XXVI in the 1754 and 1755 editions, but not reprinted in 1762.
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![Chinese Sopha [Sofa], in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I, Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London), Black ink, gray wash](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/dp/web-additional/DP104166.jpg "20.40.1(41), blue paper page 46")
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Title: Chinese Sopha [Sofa], in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I
Artist:
Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London)
Date: 1754
Medium: Black ink, gray wash
Dimensions: sheet: 11 7/16 x 7 in. (29.1 x 17.8 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.40.1(41)
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![Chinese Sopha [Sofa], in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I, Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London), Black ink, gray wash](/Rodan/dist/svg/rolling-0.9s-30px.svg "20.40.1(41), blue paper page 46")
