Georgian Period Flashcards

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Queen Anne Period dates

A

1725-1750

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2
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Queen Anne Period in 2 words

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Elegance and Confort

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3
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Why Queen Anne period is known as the Dutch Period also?

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Because of the continuing influence of William and Mary. The Queen Anne is modifying and simplifying of the William and Mary furniture

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4
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The 18th century is often referred to as…

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The golden age of English cabinetwork

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5
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What was the fashionable wood at Queen Anne’s period?

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Walnut wood

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6
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When French taste start to influence the period?
Who was influenced by it?
When French furniture was first imported to England?

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From early in the second quarter of the 18th-century.
French ascendancy in Art influenced all European countries throughout the 18th century.
French furniture was first imported into England in any noticeable quantity from around 1715.

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