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À L'ANCIEN RÉGIME IS INSPIRED BY THE ART OF ROCOCO

 Attributed to Louis Tessier Paris circa 1719 - 1781 A marmoset taking sweets on a painted commode
Clam-Gallas Palace, in the Old Town of Prague, built between 1713 and 1719 by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach on behalf of, descendants of Matthias Gallas.
Buckland House The former chapel in the west wing at Buckland House, which has been converted into a dining room. Buckland was built in 1755-58 by John Wood of Bath for Sir Robert Throckmorton. Berkshire UK Photographer: Will Pryce 
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Claydon House The North Hall at Claydon House. A niche on one side of the fireplace containing a bust representing America is one of a set of four continents.,  Buckinghamshire, England
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German School, 18th Century  A trompe l’oeil with a snipe suspended from a nail  signed with monogram ‘J Ftr’ (lower right)  oil on canvas (via Christie’s)
OZIAS HUMPHRY (HONITON 1742-1810 LONDON) PORTRAIT OF A LADY,  IN A LAVENDER AND WHITE DRESS, PLAYING A LYRE (via Christie’s)
The ceiling of Palazzo Madama (Turin, Italy)
Newby Hall The drawing room  Yorkshire  England Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, interiors by  Robert Adam  furniture by Chippendale  , Gobelins tapestries and classical statuary. Photo: Julian Nieman 
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Detail of the portrait of Marie Élisabeth de Séré de Rieux, (1724–1795) by Charles Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1694–1752 Paris) 1743 Pastel, black chalk, watercolor, and traces of black chalk (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art : Double Portrait Presumed to Represent François de Jullienne  and His Wife )
Allegorical Figure of Painting Charles Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1694–1752 Paris) early 18th century Black, white, and touches of red chalk on blue paper (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Blue Bedroom (Palazzo Brandolini) (via la Rocaille - A blog about Decadence, Kitsch and Godliness.)
 Paris, Musée Nissim de Camondo