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
Table by Roger Vandercruse in the Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris.
Jean Henri Riesener
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Jean-Henri Riesener was an eminent German ébéniste, working in Paris. His work exemplified the early neoclassical "Louis XVI style".
Roger Vandercruse Lacroix
…Oeben's death in 1763, including pieces designed for Oeben's patron, the marquise de Pompadour. His sister, Oeben's widow, then married the foreman Jean-Henri Riesener, royal cabinet-maker to Louis XVI. Roger Vandercruse Lacroix took over his father's workshops in 1755, when he was received maître in the cabinet-makers…
Portrait of Jean-Henri Riesener, seated at one of his writing tables, by Antoine Vestier, 1786 (Musée de Versailles).
Writing table made for Marie Antoinette, 1780–85 at Waddesdon Manor.
Bureau du Roi, delivered to Louis XV.
Portrait of Jean-Henri Riesener by his son, Henri-François Riesener, 1800 (Waddesdon Manor)). In this later portrait, Riesener is depicted with a degree of intimacy and informality, in contrast to his portrait by Vestier, which shows him as a man of court, dressed in elaborate clothes and seated at a table.