Lean-to Writing Desk (secrétaire en pente)
Bernard Vanrisamburgh II
c. 1750
Medium
veneered on oak (stained purple on the underside of the top) with tulipwood cut on the quarter, root-cut kingwood, and other end-cut woods; gilded bronze mounts
Dimensions
overall: 80 x 53.3 x 35.8 cm (31 1/2 x 21 x 14 1/8 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.419