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Design for a Sofa by Matthew Liard, English, ca. — VisualArtsDB

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Design for a Sofa

Design for a Sofa

Design for a Sofa

Matthew Liard, English, ca.

1770

Medium: Pen and ink, brush and rose washes on cream laid paper
Genre: Furniture
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Duchesse (No. 4), from Recueil de différents Muebles garniers Comme Fauteuils (Liard's "Suites")

Duchesse (No. 4), from Recueil de différents Muebles garniers Comme Fauteuils (Liard's "Suites")

Matthew Liard, English, ca., 1760

A Bed

A Bed

Matthew Liard, English, ca., 1770

A Bed, from series "Cahier de Lits de Diverses Modes"

A Bed, from series "Cahier de Lits de Diverses Modes"

Matthew Liard, English, ca., 1750

Title Page, from Recueil de différents Muebles garniers Comme Fauteuils (Liard's "Suites"), Ecran (Screen)

Title Page, from Recueil de différents Muebles garniers Comme Fauteuils (Liard's "Suites"), Ecran (Screen)

Matthew Liard, English, ca., 1770

Design for a Canopy Bed in the Turkish Style with Alternate Suggestion in the Italian Style

Design for a Canopy Bed in the Turkish Style with Alternate Suggestion in the Italian Style

Matthew Liard, English, ca., 1770

Bergère (No. 6), in Recueil de différents Muebles garniers Comme Fauteuils (Liard's "Suites")

Bergère (No. 6), in Recueil de différents Muebles garniers Comme Fauteuils (Liard's "Suites")

Matthew Liard, English, ca., 1780

Sofa à Trois Places (Sofa with Three Seats)

Sofa à Trois Places (Sofa with Three Seats)

Matthew Liard, English, ca., 1780