Rococo extra info

Louis XV

French king known for elegant Rococo art and furniture (French Louis XV)

George III

English king during the late Georgian period; supported refined Chippendale design (English Chippendale / English Late Georgian)

Madame du Barry

Mistress of Louis XV; patron of lavish Rococo art and décor (French Louis XV)

Frederick North

British Prime Minister under George III; era of Georgian refinement (English Early Georgian)

Madame de Pompadour

Influential mistress of Louis XV and major Rococo art patron (French Louis XV)

William Buckland

American colonial architect known for Georgian design (American Georgian)

Cardinal de Fleury

Chief minister to Louis XV; guided early Rococo France (French Régence / Early Louis XV)

John Goddard

Newport, Rhode Island cabinetmaker famed for block-front chests (American Georgian)

Meissonier (Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)

French Rococo designer, silversmith, and architect (French Louis XV)

John Townsend

American cabinetmaker known for elegant Newport furniture (American Georgian)

André-Charles Boulle

Master cabinetmaker of marquetry and gilt-bronze inlays (French Régence)

William Kent

English architect/designer bridging Baroque and Georgian styles (English Early Georgian)

Jean-François Oeben

French cabinetmaker who worked for Madame de Pompadour (French Louis XV)

Jean-Antoine Watteau

Painter of romantic Rococo scenes of leisure and love (French Régence / Louis XV)

Queen Anne

English queen whose name defines the graceful, curved Queen Anne style (English Queen Anne)

François Boucher

Rococo painter known for soft colors and playful mythological themes (French Louis XV)

Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun

Portrait painter of Marie Antoinette and French nobility (French Louis XVI / Late Rococo)

King George II

British king who encouraged early Georgian art and architecture (English Early Georgian)

King George I (George Lewis)

First Hanoverian king of Britain; ushered in Georgian style (English Early Georgian)

Prince Philip, Duke of Orléans

Regent of France before Louis XV; promoted early Rococo taste (French Régence)

Thomas Gainsborough

English painter known for graceful Rococo-style portraits and landscapes (English Early Georgian / Rococo)

french rococo woods and colors

beech

pastels

french rococo motifs

shells, cupids, scrolls

queen anne woods

walnut

early georgian and chippendale woods

mahogany

french regence furniture

Bombe commodes, lighter marquetry, gilt bronze (ormolu)

french louis xv furniture

Cabriole legs, bergère, fauteuil, canapé, bureau plat, porcelain inlays

french louis xvi

Oval backs, straight legs, neoclassical forms (transition)

queen anne furniture

Cabriole leg, pad foot, wing chair, walnut veneer

early georgian furnituyre

Camelback sofas, bun feet, gilt mirrors, carved pediments

chippendale furniture

Ball-and-claw foot, ribbon back chairs, tilt-top tables, Chinese and Gothic influences

american georgian furniture

Block-front chests, shell carvings, highboys, Newport furniture