Know your second Empire from the first? Louis XV to Empire? Here’s a timeline of French furniture styles and periods:
Henry IV – 1589 – 1610
Louis XIII – 1610-43
Regence 1715-23
Louis XV – 1723-74
Louis XVI – 1774-93
Directoire – 1793-99
Empire 1800-15
Louis XVIII – 1815-24
Charles X – 1824-30
Louis Philippe – 1830-48
Second Empire (Napolean III) – 1848-71
Third Republic – 1871-1940
Art Nouveau – 1900-30
Henry IV – 1589 – 1610Louis XIII – 1610-43Regence 1715-23Louis XV – 1723-74Louis XVI – 1774-93Directoire – 1793-99Empire 1800-15Louis XVIII – 1815-24Charles X – 1824-30Louis Philippe – 1830-48Second Empire (Napolean III) – 1848-71Third Republic – 1871-1940Art Nouveau – 1900-30
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