Bureau à la Françoise
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-252-59
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Bureau à la Française***Juste-François B (French, 1736–1782), ca. 1775* Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum Created around 1775 by Juste-François Boucher, of the renowned Rococo François Boucher, *Bureau à la Française* a print showcasing a "French-style writing desk," a hallmark of 18th-century French furniture design. As an engraver, Boucher specialized in detailed reproductive prints that captured the elegance of luxury furnishings, bridging the opulent Rococo era and the emerging Neoclassical tastes of Louis XVI's court. These desks, or *bureaux*, were prized for their intricate ...