Collection de Meubles et Objets de Goût, vol. 3
Medium
Engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions
Overall: 16 1/8 x 11 7/16 x 2 1/16 in. (41 x 29 x 5.3 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.80(3)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This volume from Pierre de La Mésangère’s “Collection de Meubles et Objets de Goût” offers a vivid window into early nineteenth-century French design. Published between 1820 and 1831 as part of the influential Journal des Dames et des Modes, the book served as both a record of fashionable taste and a practical guide for craftsmen and collectors. Its hand-colored engravings capture the refined silhouettes of chairs, tables, and decorative objects that defined the period’s elegant interiors. La Mésangère, a key figure in Parisian fashion publishing, extended his journal’s reach from clothing to...
About the Artist
Pierre de La Mésangère|Journal des Dames et des Modes (French|French) · 1761 | –1831 |
French, Pontigné 1761–1831 Paris|