When Louis XVI was guillotined on January 21, 1793, vast networks of production that had provided splendor and sophistication to the royal court were severed. Although the king's royal possessions-from drapery and tableware to clocks and furniture suites-were scattered and destr…
Death and dispersal : the 1793-94 revolutionary auctions at Versailles -- Henry Auguste : precious metals in the age of terror -- Jean-Démosthène Dugourc : political fantasies of the Arabesque -- Aubert-Henri-Joseph Parent : carving in exile -- Alexandre Brongniart : fragile ter…
"Explores the production, circulation, and survival of French luxury after the death of Louis XVI by focusing on makers of decorative art objects who had strong ties to the monarchy and how they navigated the French Revolution".
"Explores the production, circulation, and survival of French luxury after the death of Louis XVI by focusing on makers of decorative art objects who had strong ties to the monarchy and how they navigated the French Revolution"--