Design for a Bed and Canopy
18th Century
Medium
Pen and black and gray ink, brush and gray, orange, and red wash
Dimensions
8 11/16 x 14 5/8 in. (22 x 37.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Huntley Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.785
Tags
About the Artist
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine|Charles Percier · 1762–1853
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853) was a pivotal figure in French neoclassical architecture, renowned for his masterful interiors, urban planning, and decorative designs that defined the Empire style. Born in Pontoise to architect and fountain designer Pierre Fontaine, he assisted his father on hydraulic projects at the Château de L'Isle-Adam in 1778–1779 before moving to Paris in 1779. ...