The seating and reclining furniture substantially consists of a base frame with which the seating and reclining furniture is supported on a floor surface, a seat which is articulated to the base frame, a backrest which is articulated to a rear end of the seat and to the base frame, and a footrest which is held on the seat and is adjustable via a footrest mechanism between an extended and a retracted position. The seating and reclining furniture is adjustable between a sitting position and a reclining position, the base frame having a swing frame in the manner of a four-link chain to which the seat is articulated, the swing frame being in the sitting position in a rear position and in the reclining position in a front position on the base frame.