Pair of sofas

John Linnell (1729 - 1796)

Kedleston Hall

1762 - 1765

Two of the four sofas designed for the drawing room at Kedleston Hall Derbyshire for Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Lord Scarsdale. At either end a triton and sea nymph entwine their tails with a dolphin, in the centre of the back a medallion has a profile head of Juno. The upholstery of blue damask is a modern copy of the original.

• Medium: gilt pine wood, upholstered in blue damask
• Dimensions: 122 x 342 x 110 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £250000 ( Total: £250,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1989

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