Jean-Henri Riesener (German: Johann Heinrich Riesener; 4 July 1734 – 6 January 1806) was a famous German ébéniste (cabinetmaker), working in Paris, whose...
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son of German-born cabinet-maker Jean-Henri Riesener (1743–1806) and the father of the Romantic painter Léon Riesener (1808–1878). First studying under...
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maker Jean-Henri Ravina (1818–1906), French virtuoso pianist, composer and teacher Jean Henri Riesener (1734–1806), French royal ébéniste Jean-Henri Voulland...
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The finest craftsmen of the time, including Jean-Henri Riesener, Georges Jacob, Martin Carlin, and Jean-François Leleu, were engaged to design and make...
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mother and whose second husband Jean-Henri Riesener was Riesener's grandfather. Delacroix quickly recognised Riesener's talent and originality and he supported...
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unfinished at his death; it was finished and delivered in 1769, signed by Jean Henri Riesener, but it was Oeben who devised its intricate mechanisms. The known...
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Antoinette by Jean-Henri Riesener, (1780–1785) Corner commode by Jean-Henri Riesener (1785) Table for Marie-Antoinette by Jean-Henri Riesener (1785) Rolltop...
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rolltop desk around 1760, however his Bureau du Roi (completed by Jean Henri Riesener after Oeben's death) was a cylinder desk. The US Patent Office issued a...
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gilt-bronze; height: 34.5 cm; Rijksmuseum Louis XVI corner cabinet; by Jean Henri Riesener; 1780–1790; oak, mahogany, marble, and gilt-bronze mounts; 94.3 ×...
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Drawers designed by Jean-Henri Riesener, official cabinetmaker of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette The Duchess of Parma and Her Daughter by Jean-Marc Nattier The...
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