File:Writing desk of Pierre Victor de Besenval.jpg
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Size of this preview: 800 × 453 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 181 pixels | 640 × 362 pixels | 1,024 × 579 pixels | 1,280 × 724 pixels | 1,914 × 1,083 pixels.
Original file (1,914 × 1,083 pixels, file size: 451 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
| Description |
English: Bureau plat (writing table) of Pierre Victor, Baron de Besenval (1721–1791), photographed at the Christie's sales exhibition in Paris in 2025. The bureau plat is described by Luc-Vincent Thiéry (1734–1822) in 1787 as being place in the baron's bedroom, the Chambre du maître, at the Baron de Besenval's residence in Paris, the Hôtel de Besenval. The Hôtel de Besenval has housed the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation and the residence of the Swiss ambassador to France since 1938. |
| Date | |
| Source | Own work |
| Author | John Jason Junior |
Licensing
I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
 
|
This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
|
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 07:35, 18 November 2025 | | 1,914 × 1,083 (451 KB) | wikimediacommons>John Jason Junior | Uploaded own work with UploadWizard |
File usage
The following page uses this file:
