Design for Dos-A-Dos Phaeton Carriage

Art Historical Context

This hand-colored lithograph from around 1870 presents an elegant design for a dos-à-dos phaeton, a light, open carriage where passengers sit back-to-back. Created by an anonymous French artist working with A. Dick & Co., the print showcases the vehicle’s graceful lines, ornate detailing, and practical features suited for leisurely drives. The compact sheet, measuring just over six by nine inches, was likely intended as a working model or promotional piece for coachbuilders and wealthy clients. In the mid-nineteenth century, such carriages represented both technological refinement and social ...

About the Artist

Anonymous, French, 19th century|A. Dick & Co. · 1800–1900

**Anonymous, French, 19th Century (ca. 1800–1900)** The artist cataloged as Anonymous, French, 19th century embodies the enigmatic yet essential contributions of unidentified creators to France's vibrant 19th-century art world. Active roughly between 1800 and 1900, this figure—or potentially collective workshop—produced a diverse array of works amid the nation's transition from Neoclassicism thro...