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Linnell, John (English furniture maker, 1729-1796)
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Note: Died 27 April 1796. Son of William Linnell, furniture maker. Student and member of the St. Martin's Lane Academy. John Linnell joined his father's firm in 1749. In 1750, Linnell's firm was transferred to 8 Long Acre, London, and in 1754 it moved again to a larger workshop at 28 Berkeley Square, London. Father and son worked here (28 Berkeley Sq.) for nine years (from 1754 to 1763), building up a clientèle and covering a wide range of activities as carvers, furniture makers and upholsterers. At William's death in 1763 John found himself in sole charge of a firm employing some forty or fifty people. English furniture maker. |
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Linnell, John (preferred,V,index) |
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John Linnell (V,display) |
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Linnel, John (V) |
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Linnell, John, I (V) |
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Linnell, John i (U) |
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Linnell, John (I) (U,Dutch-P,NA) |
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British (modern) (preferred) |
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English |
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artist (preferred) |
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furniture maker |
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cabinetmaker |
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furniture designer |
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carver |
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upholsterer |
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designer |
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draftsman |
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Linnell, William |
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(English cabinetmaker, 1703-1763) [500104545] |
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Biographies:
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(English furniture maker, 1729-1796) ..... [AVERY Preferred]
(British cabinetmaker, ca.1729-1796) ..... [BHA]
(British furniture designer, furniture worker, cabinetmaker, upholsterer and carver; born 1729; died 1796) ..... [CCA]
(British artist, -1796) ..... [WCP]
(British artist, d.1796) ..... [WCI]
(British artist, died 1796) ..... [WL-Courtauld]
(English designer, 1729-1796) ..... [Grove Art]
(English furniture designer, 1729-1796) ..... [RKD]
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Subject: ........ | [AVERY, BHA, CCA, Gallery Systems, Grove Art, RKD, VP, WCI, WCP, WL-Courtauld] |
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Beard and Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers (1986) 543-544
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Canadian Centre for Architecture database
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Colvin, Biographical Dictionary of British Architects (1978)
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Connoisseur 191/767 (1976)
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Encyclopedia of World Art (1959-1987)
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Gallery Systems (2000-) LOC ID: n81025491
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Grove Art artist database (1989-)
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Grove Art Online (2008-) accessed 25 June 2009
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Heal, London Furniture Makers (1988)
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LCNAF Library of Congress Name Authority File [n.d.]
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Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) LOC ID: n81025491
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Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
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Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects (1982)
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Oxford Companion to Decorative Arts (1985)
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Redgrave, Artists of English School (1970)
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RKD Artists database (2000-) 342294
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Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Künstler (1980-1986)
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Ward-Jackson, English Furniture Designs (1958)
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Wikidata online (2000-) Q15434866
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Witt Computer Index database
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Witt Library, Authority files | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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