Writing table (bureau plat). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: H. 31-3/4 x W. 69-1/4 x D. 36 in. (80.6 x 175.9 x 91.4 cm). Maker: Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689-1775). Date: 1759.In his Useful Hints to Those Who Make the Tour of France, which appeared in 1768, Philip Thicknesse (1719-1792) expressed the opinion that Louis XV would have made a much better country gentleman than a sovereign prince, since he loved the diversions of country life and seldom went to Paris.1 It is not surprising, then, that the king spent much of his time at Versailles, where daily business was conducted in his Cabinet Intérieur. This small study, its windows overlooking the palace courtyard below, was one of the most beautiful rooms of his private apartment. On December 29, 1759, Gilles Joubert supplied this writing table, a so-called bureau plat, or flat-topped desk, lacquered in brilliant crimson and with pseudo-Asian landscape scenes in gold for the king's use in the Cabinet Intérieur. The surface

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Writing table (bureau plat). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: H. 31-3/4 x W. 69-1/4 x D. 36 in. (80.6 x 175.9 x 91.4 cm). Maker: Gilles Joubert (French, ca. 1689-1775). Date: 1759.In his Useful Hints to Those Who Make the Tour of France, which appeared in 1768, Philip Thicknesse (1719-1792) expressed the opinion that Louis XV would have made a much better country gentleman than a sovereign prince, since he loved the diversions of country life and seldom went to Paris.1 It is not surprising, then, that the king spent much of his time at Versailles, where daily business was conducted in his Cabinet Intérieur. This small study, its windows overlooking the palace courtyard below, was one of the most beautiful rooms of his private apartment. On December 29, 1759, Gilles Joubert supplied this writing table, a so-called bureau plat, or flat-topped desk, lacquered in brilliant crimson and with pseudo-Asian landscape scenes in gold for the king's use in the Cabinet Intérieur. The surface

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