Door panel from the 'Cabinet Turc' of Comte d'Artois at Versailles, 1781, French, Oil on oak, Overall (confirmed): 33 1/8 x 28 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (84.1 x 73.3 x 3.5 cm); Painted surface: 27 7/8 x 23 1/2 in. (70.8 x 59.7 cm), Paintings-Decorative, Attributed to Jean -Siméon Rousseau de la Rottière (1747–1820), Attributed to Jules-Hugues Rousseau (1743–1806), The visit of the second Turkish delegation to Paris in 1742 stimulated the French elite's taste for exotic interior decoration known as turquerie. The comte d'Artois, for instance, was clearly fond of such fantasy décors, for he had two rooms in his apartment in the south wing of Versailles furnished in the 'Turkish' manner
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