JACOB, Georges
(b. 1739, Cheny, d. 1814, Paris)

Dining chair

c. 1802
Mahogany inlaid with ebony, height 87 cm
Musée du Château, Malmaison

Jacob was protected by Jacues-Louis David, and he worked as designer during the Empire. Despite of his earlier taste for simplicity, Jacob responded enthusiastically to the requirements of imperial grandeur. Some of the best Jacob pieces were made for the Empress Josephine at Malmaison.

The chair is from the library of the Élysées Palace.