George Hepplewhite

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Chair, wooden frame, upholstered seat and carved, shield-shaped backrest typical of Hepplewhite.

George Hepplewhite († June 21, 1786 in London ) was an English cabinet maker .

Life

Hepplewhite is one of the Big Three ; Together with Thomas Chippendale and Thomas Sheraton , he was a furniture manufacturer that shaped the style of the second half of the 18th century.

The Furniture Hepplewhite were u. a. dainty chairs made of mahogany and corresponded to the Louis XVI. They often have slightly curved lines, based on Chippendale .

Fonts (selection)

  • The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide . Dowes Publ., Newburyport 2013, ISBN 978-0-486-22183-0 (unmodified reprint of London 1788 edition).

literature

  • K. Warren Clouston: The Chippendale Period in English Furniture . Debenham & Freebody, London 1897.
  • Frederick Litchfield: Illustrated History of Furniture. From the earliest to the present time . Truslove & Hanson, London 1907 (EA London 1899)
  • George Montague Ellwood: Furniture and Interior Art in England. 1680-1800 (design library; vol. 2). Hoffmann, Stuttgart 1933 (EA Stuttgart 1909)

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personal data
SURNAME Hepplewhite, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English cabinet maker
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century
DATE OF DEATH June 21, 1786
Place of death London