Design for Ceiling of Grand Salon, Hôtel Hope
Medium
Pen and black ink, and gouache
Dimensions
9 15/16 x 13 3/16 in. (25.2 x 33.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Dodge Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.827.99
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Art Historical Context
This exquisite drawing, titled *Design for Ceiling of Grand Salon, Hôtel Hope* (1867), was created by French architects Jules-EdmondCharles Lachaise andène-Pierre Gourdet. captures their vision for the ornate ceiling of the grand salon in the luxurious Hôtel Hope, a Parisian residence emblematic of Second Empire opulence under Napoleon III. Such hôtels particuliers were social hubs for the elite, where lavish interiors showcased wealth and refined taste. Rendered in pen and black ink with vibrant gouache, the 9 15/16 x 13 3/16-inch sheet (25.2 x 33.5 cm) exemplifies 19th-century architectural...
About the Artist
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet · 1897–1897
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, born Jules Lachaise on September 2, 1836, in Paris, emerged as a prominent French painter and draughtsman specializing in lavish interior decorations during the Second Empire and beyond. Little is known about his early life and formal training, though he married Berthe Gourdet in 1866, forging a close professional partnership with her brother, the decorator Eugène-Pi...