Editing Rococo (section)

==Britain==
In Great Britain, rococo was called the "French taste" and had less influence on design and the decorative arts than in continental Europe, although its influence was felt in such areas as silverwork, porcelain, and silks. [[William Hogarth]] helped develop a theoretical foundation for Rococo beauty. Though not mentioning rococo by name, he argued in his ''Analysis of Beauty'' (1753) that the undulating lines and S-curves prominent in Rococo were the basis for grace and beauty in art or nature (unlike the straight line or the circle in [[Classicism]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dummies.com/education/art-appreciation/the-rococo-influence-in-british-art/|title=The Rococo Influence in British Art – dummies|work=dummies|access-date=2017-06-23|language=en-US}}</ref>

Rococo was slow in arriving in England. Before entering the Rococo, British furniture for a time followed the [[neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] [[Palladian]] model under designer [[William Kent]], who designed for [[Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington|Lord Burlington]] and other important patrons of the arts. Kent travelled to Italy with Lord Burlington between 1712 and 1720, and brought back many models and ideas from Palladio. He designed the furniture for [[Hampton Court Palace]] (1732), Lord Burlington's [[Chiswick House]] (1729), London, Thomas Coke's [[Holkham Hall]], Norfolk, Robert Walpole's [[Houghton Hall]], for [[Devonshire House]] in London, and at [[Rousham House]].{{Sfn|de Morant|1970|page=382}}

[[Mahogany]] made its appearance in England in about 1720, and immediately became popular for furniture, along with [[walnut]] wood. The Rococo began to make an appearance in England between 1740 and 1750. The furniture of [[Thomas Chippendale]] was the closest to the Rococo style, In 1754 he published "Gentleman's and Cabinet-makers' directory", a catalogue of designs for rococo, ''chinoiserie'' and even Gothic furniture, which achieved wide popularity, going through three editions. Unlike French designers, Chippendale did not employ marquetry or inlays in his furniture. The predominant designer of inlaid furniture were Vile and Cob, the cabinet-makers for King [[George III]]. Another important figure in British furniture was [[Thomas Johnson (designer)|Thomas Johnson]], who in 1761, very late in the period, published a catalogue of Rococo furniture designs. These include furnishings based on rather fantastic Chinese and Indian motifs, including a canopy bed crowned by a Chinese pagoda (now in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]).{{Sfn|de Morant|1970|page=383}}

Other notable figures in the British Rococo included the silversmith Charles Friedrich Kandler.

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File:A Design for a State Bed From Chippendale's Director.jpg|Design for a State Bed by [[Thomas Chippendale]] (1753 – 1754)
File:Chinese Sopha -Sofa-, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I MET DP104166 (cropped).jpg|Proposed Chinese sofa by Thomas Chippendale (1753 – 1754)
File:French Commode and Lamp Stands.jpg|Design for Commode and lamp stands by Thomas Chippendale (1753 – 1754)
File:Pair of side chairs MET DP111238.jpg|Side chair; Thomas Chippendale; {{circa|1755|1760}}; mahogany; [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)
File:Thomas Johnson - Three Designs for Torcheres in the Chinese Taste (Plate 13 of "One Hundred and Fifty New Designs") - Google Art Project.jpg|Design for candlesticks in the "Chinese Taste" by [[Thomas Johnson (designer)|Thomas Johnson]] (1756)
File:Set of fourteen side chairs MET DP110781.jpg|Chippendale chair (1772), Metropolitan Museum
File:Brazier MET 202187.jpg|Brazier by silversmith Charles Friedrich Kander (1735), Metropolitan Museum
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