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STYLE REGENCE ANGLAISE [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
CONT

In the decorative arts the name Regency is given to an English development of several styles from about 1795 to 1820. This development included a Greek revival, an Egyptian revival and a Chinese revival.

Key term(s)
  • Regency style

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Style anglais du début du XIXe siècle qui doit son nom à Georges IV, régent du royaume.

OBS

Il ne faut pas confondre le style Regency avec le style Régence; il s'agit dans ce cas de la régence du duc d'Orléans (1715-1723) en France.

Spanish

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