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Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens

At The Met Fifth Avenue
October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013

Video

Unfolding an Eighteenth-Century Gaming Table


The Roentgens' Dressing Table (Poudreuse)


Demonstration of the Roentgens' Dressing Table (Poudreuse)


The Roentgens' Rolltop Desk


The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet


David Roentgen's Automaton of Queen Marie Antoinette, The Dulcimer Player (La Joueuse de Tympanon)


Demonstration of David Roentgen's Automaton of Queen Marie Antoinette, The Dulcimer Player


Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens


Reading, Writing, and Roentgen

The exhibition and catalogue are made possible by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.