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Thomas Chippendale, the younger

1749-01-01 – 1822-01-01

Portrait of Thomas Chippendale, the younger
Gothic armchair made from oak by Thomas Chippendale the Younger c.1818, in the Stourhead collections. Uploaded as part of this National Trust pilot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/National_Trust/Pilot_2Credit: James Dobson, photographer employed by National Trust

Life & Legacy

Thomas Chippendale, the younger (1749–1822) was an English artist, furniture maker and designer, and the eldest of Thomas Chippendale's eleven children. He was devoted to his father and worked with Chippendale Senior until the later died in 1779. Thereafter he took over his father's business until Thomas Chippendale Jr. was obliged to close the doors on the family business. The company, listed in Sheraton's The Cabinet Directory of 1803, went bankrupt in 1804 but was later re-established. Thomas Chippendale was also a member of the Society of Arts and exhibited his paintings at the Royal Academy of Arts between 1784 and 1801.

Occupation & Career

painter, artist, cabinetmaker

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Open armchair

Legacy Highlights

Notable Work

Open armchair

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q7788393 — wikidata View source

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