Design for a Bed and Canopy

Design for a Bed and Canopy by Pierre François Léonard Fontaine|Charles Percier

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

Beds

About the Artist

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine|Charles Percier · 17621853

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. ...

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