The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Child's Throne
1822
(French, 1832)
Overall: 84 x 45.1 x 42 cm (33 1/16 x 17 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1988.58
Location: Not on view
Description
This chair was made for the young, presumed successor to the French throne who ruled briefly as Henri V in 1830, the last of the direct Bourbon line. He is depicted at the center of the top rail protected by female figures representing France and Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom. Fleurs-de-lis and the Gallic rooster, symbols of French royalty and the French people, decorate the upholstery.- made for Henri V, last of the direct Bourbon line (b. 1820). (Mrs. Caroline Imbert, Zurich).
- “The Year in Review for 1988.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 76, no. 2 (February 1989): 30–75. Reproduced: p. 60; Mentioned: p. 68, no. 18 www.jstor.org
- Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).Rococo, Revolution, Restoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-September 24, 1989).The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).
- {{cite web|title=Child's Throne|url=false|author=Pierre-Marie Balny le Jeune|year=1822|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1988.58