Bureau
Also titled Desk
Abraham Roentgen (Mülheim (am Rhein), 1711–1793)
c. 1758 - c. 1760
- Medium
- ivory, tortoise shell, bronze (metal), ebony (wood), maple (wood), copper (metal), satinwood (wood), walnut (hardwood), wood (plant material), rosewood (wood), cherry (wood), silver (metal), mother of pearl, bone (material), tin (metal),…
- Classification
- desk
- Dimensions
- height 148.5 cm x width 110 cm x depth 58.5 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
This desk has numerous hidden compartments and drawers and even includes a folding kneeling bench. It was made for Johann Philipp von Walderdorff, Archbishop and Elector of Trier, and is embellished at the top with his portrait and coat of arms. This desk is the greatest showpiece ever made by Abraham Roentgen – the most famous German cabinetmaker of his time.
