Georges Jacob (cabinet maker)
Georges Jacob (born July 6, 1739 in Cheny ( Burgundy ), † July 5, 1814 in Paris ) was one of the two most famous Parisian cabinet makers during his lifetime . Its main competitor was Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené . Georges Jacob created a series of carved, painted and gilded beds and seating furniture in the so-called Louis Seize style for the castles of the French royal family.
Jacob lived in Paris from 1754 and did an apprenticeship with the chair maker Jean-Baptiste Lerouge . There he met Louis Delanois , a representative of classicism who had a great influence on the stylistic development of Jacob. On September 4, 1765 he received his master's title. His masterpiece was a small gilded wood chair that still exists today. In 1767, Georges Jacob married Jeanne-Germaine Loyer, with whom he had five children.
Georges Jacob employed several carvers and gilders in his workshop. In 1796 he retired and left the management of the workshop to two of his sons. After the death of one of his sons, Georges Jacob personally supervised furniture production together with his surviving son François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter . At that time, the family manufactured furniture for Napoléon's residences, among other things .
Web links
- (Getty Museum) Georges Jacob
- (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Side chair from a suite made for Marie Antoinette at the Tuileries, 1784
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| SURNAME | Jacob, Georges |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cabinet maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1739 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cheny ( Burgundy ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1814 |
| Place of death | Paris |