Sitting in Style
What an 18th-century chair says about its owner
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18th-century art
How Fixing a Spelling Error Clarified a Clock’s History
A clue in a sale catalog helped expand the object’s record
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What a Portrait of a British Family Reveals about 18th-Century England and Tea
Exploring tea time in the portrait of John, Fourteenth Lord Willoughby de Broke, and His Family
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Video: The Art of Making a Tapestry
Visit a traditional workshop in France to discover the art of weaving.
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Research Uncovers New Clues to the Histories of 250-Year-Old Decorative Objects
Four artworks, four intriguing personalities.
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The Hand of Louis XV
A disembodied hand is all that remains of a once-mighty emblem of royal power.
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The Epic Creation of a Last Masterpiece
An equestrian statue of Louis XV required 15 years of labor and 30 tons of metal.
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Meet the Controversial Cupid of Eighteenth-Century France
This Cupid once decorated a king’s love nest.
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Three Graduate Interns on Installing Bouchardon: Royal Artist of the Enlightenment
The high-stakes ballet of installing an art exhibition.
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Edme Bouchardon’s Pocket-Sized Masterpieces
The young Edme Bouchardon sketches Rome—and himself.
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A Double-Sided Drawing Brings a Baron to Life
The hidden artistry of an 18th-century pastel.
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Pastels, Portraits, and Paramours
An introduction to Swiss artist Jean-Étienne Liotard through his pastels.
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