Boiseries from the Paar Palace

commissioned by Count Wenzel-Joseph Von Paar

Vienna, c. 1765-1771.
Johann Georg Leithner (Sculptor of the Imperial Academy, 1725-1785)

Sculpted, painted and gilded wood.

18 feet high (5.50 m.).

History: executed between 1765 and 1771 for the Paar Palace in Vienna by the sculptor Johann Georg Leithner (1725-1785) under the supervision of the architect Isidor Canevale (1730-1786); sold when the Paar Palace was destroyed in 1938.

Provenance: private collection.

Bibliography: Collection entitled: Boiseries, superportes du palais Prince Paar Vienne [Vienna, before 1937].



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