Jean-François Oeben
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Jean-François Oeben, or Johann Franz Oeben was a German ébéniste whose career was spent in Paris. He was the maternal grandfather of the painter Eugène Delacroix.
Secrétaire à cylindre by Jean-François Oeben
The Bureau du Roi, from 1760; completed by Jean-Henri Riesener
Félix Nadar 1820 1910 portraits Eugène Delacroix
Roger Vandercruse Lacroix
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Roger Vandercruse Lacroix, often known as Roger Vandercruse, was a Parisian ébéniste whose highly refined furniture spans the rococo and the early neoclassical styles. According to Salverte, he "is co
Jean-François Oeben
…Vandercruse, the daughter of the ébeniste François Vandercruse called Lacroix, and so was the brother-in-law of another outstanding cabinet-maker, Roger Vandercruse Lacroix. Françoise-Marguerite bore daughter Victoire to Jean-François, and Victoire bore painter Eugène Delacroix. Jean-François has sometimes been confused…
Table by Roger Vandercruse in the Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris.