Bed Pillars, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I

Thomas Chippendale British

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Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as plate XXXIV in the third edition of 1762, but created as early as 1759 according to the Act of Parliament on the print itself.

Bed Pillars, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I, Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London), Black ink, gray ink, gray wash

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Bed Pillars, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I, Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London), Black ink, gray ink, gray wash
Bed Pillars, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I, Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London), Black ink, gray ink, gray wash

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