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Born July 1, 1892 • France
Died January 6, 1966 (aged 73) • France
Charles Le Brun
French painter
Cartel clock with Louis XIV clockcase by Charles Cressent; in the Wallace Collection, London
Charles Cressent
French cabinetmaker
“Eva Prima Pandora,” painting on panel by Jean Cousin the Elder, c. 1550; in the Louvre, Paris
Jean Cousin the Elder
French artist
René Lalique: hair ornament and brooch
René Lalique
French jeweler
François Boucher: Cupid a Captive
François Boucher
French artist
“The Calling of the Hounds,” tapestry by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1742–45; in the Pitti Palace, Florence
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
French artist
Raoul Dufy
French painter
Alexandre-François Desportes: Landscape with a Dog and Partridges
Alexandre-François Desportes
French painter
Majorelle, Louis
Louis Majorelle
French cabinetmaker
Jewel casket on a stand, veneered with mahogany, sycamore, and purplewood, by Jean-Henri Riesener, c. 1780; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Jean-Henri Riesener
German cabinetmaker
Georges Jacob
French furniture maker
Oeben, Jean-François: commode
Jean-François Oeben
French cabinetmaker
The Lion Hunt, oil on canvas by Jean-François de Troy, 1735; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 60 × 40.64 cm.
Jean-François de Troy
French painter
John Rowe Townsend
British author
Christopher Townsend
American cabinetmaker
Ralph Wood, Sr.
English potter
Job Townsend
American cabinetmaker
Ray Eames
American designer
Charles Eames
American designer
Thomas Goddard
American cabinetmaker