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Seated Cupid

Étienne-Maurice Falconet, 1757, sculpture, BK-1963-101

This famous statue already had many nicknames in the 18th century. Perhaps the best known is l’amour menaçant - menacing love. The menace is mainly in the love god’s expression, while his gesture makes us complicit, through silence. The statue was carved for Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV…

On display in room 1.9

Mantelpiece with relief of Paris…

Jan Baptist Xavery, 1739, BK-1995-3

This chimneypiece was made for the main hall of the house at Rapenburg 48 in Leiden, where Baron Diederik van Leyden lived. Xavery also designed a marble relief for over the doors, and a decorative sculpture for the ceiling. This included a large painting by Jacob de Wit. Tapestries from Brussels…

On display in room 1.2

Commode van eikenhout belijmd met…

anonymous, c. 1765 - c. 1770, furniture, BK-1979-97

Chiffonnière (ladenkast) met zeven…

Bernard Molitor, c. 1790 - c. 1795, furniture, BK-2001-3

Bust of Pierre André de Suffren de…

Jean Antoine Houdon, 1786 - 1787, bust, BK-C-2003-3

On display in room 1.10

Secretaire Montigny

Philippe Claude Montigny, 1775 - 1800, furniture, BK-NM-13222

Vase

Jan van Logteren, 1737, sculpture, BK-16443

Table screen

anonymous, c. 1750, AK-MAK-368