Bedroom of King Pedro IV of Portugal (Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil), Palace of Queluz
date: label: Date
content: 1850
name: label: Artist
content: Ferdinand le Feubure, German, 1815 – 1898
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The palace was built in 1747-1752 in Portugal by Mateus Vicente de Oliveira (1706-1786) for the Infante Dom Pedro in homage to Versailles. The bedroom of the Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil (the King's Bedroom) represents a remarkable example of Rococo decoration. The circular room is decorated by Manoel da Costa with episodes from the story of Don Quixote. Da Costa was influenced by the French Rococo designer, Jean Pillement. A rendering of Apollo and the Muses is partially seen on the ceiling. The bed is draped in the French style; however, the rest of the furniture appears to be English. The radiating patterned floor is probably of Brazilian hardwood.
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Thaw Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2007-27-47
objectType: label: Type
content: interiors
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Brush and watercolor, graphite, gum arabic on white wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: Frame H x W x D: 39.7 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm (15 5/8 x 19 3/4 x 1 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 20 x 32 cm (7 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.)