Design for a Bed in the Polish Style
Medium
furniture
Classification
furniture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1911-28-177
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Design for a Bed in the Polish** *Richard de Lalonde, French active 1780–, 1780* Step into the elegant world of late 18th-century French design with Richard de Lalonde's *Design for a Bed in Polish Style*, created in 1780. As a French artist active during this vibrant period just before the Revolution, de Lalonde specialized in furniture patterns that captured the era's fascination with grandeur and cultural fusion. This work, now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection—purchased by the Advisory Council—offers a glimpse into opulent bedroom furnishings, where beds were not jus...