The Louis XV Room ca. 1720-25, with later additions Attributed to Jean-François Roumier Jean-Félix Watin (b. 1728) stated in the second edition of his manual LArt de faire et demployer le vernis that "blanc de Roi [a white distemper.. is the friend of gold; that is to say, it makes the gold sparkle and stand out more because of its beautiful matte surface." This remark still rings true for this early eighteenth-century paneling, even though as many as six applications of paint and gilding have covered its surface. The main decoration consists of trophies of the four seasons suspended from bow-knotted ribbons carved on the rounded corner panels. A sheaf of wheat, farming equipment, a straw hat, and a parasol, among other objects, are emblematic of summer, whereas a basket of flowers, gardening tools, and birds symbolize spring. Autumn is represented by a horn of plenty, a basket of grapes, a hunting rifle, and a horn, while musical instruments, a jesters bauble, theatrical masks, an