Largillière frame
Unknown Artist
1725–30
Medium
Oak lower moldings and feather keys; lime upper moldings.
Dimensions
Overall: 41 15/16 × 35 7/16 in. (106.5 × 90 cm) Sight: 31 1/2 × 25 3/16 in. (80 × 64 cm) Rabbet: 32 7/8 × 26 3/8 in. (83.5 × 67 cm)
Classification
Frames
Culture
French
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.2253
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of 18th-century French decorative arts with the *Largillière frame a masterful example from 1725–30 now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Robert Collection. Crafted by an unknown artist, frame exemplifies the exquisite woodworking traditions of Regency France, a bridging the grandeur of Louis XIV's era and the playful elegance of the Rococo. Measuring 41 15/16 × 35 7/16 inches overall, it was designed to encase a portrait-sized painting (sight size: 31 1/2 × 25 3/16 inches), highlighting its role in elevating aristocratic likenesses. The frame's construction reve...