Design for a Door Frame
1800â1825
Medium
drawing
Classification
drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1911-28-258
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Design for a Door Frame by Charles Percier (, 1764–1838) is a delicate drawing from around 1800–1825, now housed in the Smithsonian American Art's Smithsonian Collection. Purchased the Advisory Council, this work exemplifies Percier's mastery as a leading neoclassical architect and interior designer France's Napoleonic era. Collaborating closely with Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine Percier shaped the opulent Empire style, blending ancient Roman grandeur with modern elegance for imperial palaces like the Tuiler and Malmaison. Created as a preparatory drawing, this design for a door frame hi...