Jean Henri Riesener
German royal ébéniste (1734-1806) · Germany · Died at 71
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Something wrong?Jean-Henri Riesener was an eminent German ébéniste (cabinetmaker), working in Paris. His work exemplified the early neoclassical "Louis XVI style".
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Portrait of Jean-Henri Riesener, seated at one of his writing tables, by Antoine Vestier, 1786 (Musée de Versailles).
Writing table made for Marie Antoinette, 1780-85 at Waddesdon Manor.
Bureau du Roi, delivered to Louis XV.
Portrait of Jean-Henri Riesener by his son, Henri-François Riesener, 1800 (Waddesdon Manor)). In this later portrait, Riesener is depicted with a degree of intimacy and informality, in contrast to his portrait by Vestier, which shows him as a man of court, dressed in elaborate clothes and seated at a table.
An interactive 3D model of a Riesener chest of drawers at the Wallace Collection.
An isometric drawing of a Riesener fall-front desk at the Wallace Collection.
Writing table of Marie-Antoinette by Riesener (1786) in the petit appartement de la reine, Palace of Versailles.
French Chest of Drawers commissioned for the Comtesse de Provence in 1776, sits in the Red Drawing Room at Waddesdon Manor.In their orbit
Child: Henri-François RiesenerAbout this person
Country
Germany
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1734 to 1806 · aged 71
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