Writing Table (table à écrire)
| Title | Writing Table (table à écrire) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean-Henri Riesener |
| Date | 1784 18th century |
| Medium | veneered on oak with mahogany, sycamore, ebony, and boxwood |
| Classification | Decorative Art |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Widener Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Writing Table (table à écrire)” is a work by Jean-Henri Riesener, dated 1784. It is executed in veneered on oak with mahogany, sycamore, ebony, and boxwood and classified as decorative art. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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