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
1921-6-543-88
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Germain Boffrand (7–1754), a prominent French architect and designer of the Rococo, created this *Bound Print* in 1745, late in his illustrious career. Known for his graceful, ornate style that emphasized fluidity, asymmetry, and playful ornamentation, Boffrand contributed to the opulent interiors of Versailles and designed influential buildings like the Hôtel de Soubise. Rococo represented a lighter, more intimate evolution from the grandeur of Baroque, perfectly suiting the aristocratic tastes of 18th-century France. As a bound print—a medium where engravings are compiled and bound into vol...