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Wall mirror

ca. 1755–60
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533
The exuberant amalgam of design details reflect the interior decorations and furnishings of the palaces in Potsdam and Berlin about 1745–1760. Similar feathery rocaille, naturalistic trellis-work, and the heron motifs are synonymous with the personal taste of King Frederick the Great (r. 1740–86), the monarch after whom the style was called "Friderizianisches Rococo."

[Wolfram Koeppe, 2014]

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wall mirror
  • Maker: Johann Michael Hoppenhaupt (German, 1709–1769)
  • Date: ca. 1755–60
  • Culture: German, Potsdam or Berlin
  • Medium: Pine, lindenwood, painted and gilded, mirror glass
  • Dimensions: Overall: 57 1/16 × 35 7/16 in. (145 × 90 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Werner Abegg, Gift of Bernard M. Baruch, in memory of his wife, Annie Griffen Baruch, Rogers Fund, funds from various donors and Fletcher Fund, by exchange, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.77
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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