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Laurent Cars (28 May 1699 – 14 April 1771) was a French designer and engraver. He was born at Lyon , the son of Jean-François Cars , who took him when quite young to Paris, where it was not long before he distinguished himself.
Jean-François moved to Paris at the beginning of the 18th century, followed by his younger brother, François. However, for nearly ten years, the brothers stayed active in both cities. [ 2 ] In Paris, Jean-François had had his shop at rue de la Savonnerie since 1702 yet his youngest son was born in Lyon in December 1704.
A bergère is an enclosed upholstered French armchair [1] with an upholstered back and armrests on upholstered frames. [2] The seat frame is over-upholstered, but the rest of the wooden framing is exposed: it may be moulded or carved, and of beech, painted or gilded, or of fruitwood, walnut or mahogany with a waxed finish. Padded elbowrests may ...
1955–1976 Citroën DS—aerodynamic design and innovative technology, awarded third place as Car of the 20th Century; 1959–2000 Mini—a radical and innovative small car that was manufactured for four decades; awarded second place as Car of the 20th Century; 1960-1990 Volkswagen Brasília; 1961–1975 Jaguar E-Type—a classic sports car design
Coach of a noble family, c. 1870 The word carriage (abbreviated carr or cge) is from Old Northern French cariage, to carry in a vehicle. [3] The word car, then meaning a kind of two-wheeled cart for goods, also came from Old Northern French about the beginning of the 14th century [3] (probably derived from the Late Latin carro, a car [4]); it is also used for railway carriages and in the US ...
Black berline. A Berlin or Berline carriage is a type of enclosed four-wheeled carriage with two interior bench seats facing one-another. [1] Initially noted for using two perch rails [a] and having the body suspended by leather straps called braces, [b] [3] [4]: 15 the term continued in use for many carriages even after the suspension system changed to steel springs.
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A landau, drawn by a pair or four-in-hand, is one of several kinds of vis-à-vis, a social carriage with facing seats over a dropped footwell (illustration), which was perfected by the mid-19th century in the form of a swept base that flowed in a single curve. The soft folding top is divided into two sections, front and rear, latched at the center.