Category:Louis XV's roll-top secretary

Artist

Jean-François Oeben (1721–1763)
Description	French cabinetmaker
Date of birth/death	9 October 1721	21 January 1763
Location of birth/death	Aachen	Paris
Authority control	VIAF: 42633977 LCCN: n00001165 GND: 118786768 ULAN: 500022758 ISNI: 000000006676950X WorldCat WP-Person



Description	French cabinetmaker
Date of birth/death	4 July 1734	6 January 1806
Location of birth/death	Gladbeck	Paris
Authority control	VIAF: 64802918 LCCN: n00001148 GND: 118745255 ULAN: 500024826 ISNI: 0000 0000 6630 1528 WorldCat

Title

Français : Bureau du Roi

English: Bureau du Roi

Object type

Desk

Description

Français : Bureau du Roi ou secrétaire à cylindre de Louis XV, réalisé entre 1760 et 1769, Cabinet intérieur du Roi, château de Versailles

English: Bureau du Roi (the King's desk), also known as Louis XV's roll-top secretary, designed between 1760 and 1769, Cabinet intérieur du Roi, in Palace of Versailles

Date

between 1760 and 1769

Medium

wood and bronze

Dimensions

Height: 1.47 m (1.6 yd). Width: 1.92 m (2.1 yd). Depth: 1.05 m (1.1 yd).

Current location

Palace of Versailles

	Native name	Château de Versailles
	Location	Château de Versailles Place d'Armes 78000 Versailles France
	Coordinates	48° 48′ 18.00″ N, 2° 7′ 10.00″ E
	Established	from 1624 until 1790: built 1837: opened to public
	Website	en.chateauversailles.fr
	Authority control	VIAF: 127977992 LCCN: n91058220 GND: 000192066 SELIBR: 333130 BnF: cb118774060 ULAN: 500312482 WorldCat

cabinet intérieur du Roi

Object history

French Revolution: transferred to Palais des Tuileries, Paris from Château de Versailles, Versailles
18?: transferred to Château de Saint-Cloud from Palais des Tuileries, Paris
1870: transferred to Musée du Louvre, Paris from Château de Saint-Cloud
1957: transferred to Château de Versailles, Versailles from Musée du Louvre, Paris