Bound print
Medium
Bound print
Classification
Bound print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-543-59
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Bound Print by Germain Boffrand (1745)** Germain Boffrand, a leading French architect of the late Baroque and early Rococo eras (1667–1754), created this *Bound Print* in 5, toward the end his illustrious career. Renowned for his elegant designs at the court of Louis XV, including opulent interiors of Versailles and his influential treatise *Livre d'architecture*,offrand bridged the grandeur of Baroque with the playful asymmetry of Rococo. This work, housed in the Smithsonian American Art's Smithsonian Collection, reflects expertise in architectural ornamentation and decorative arts, acquir...