Design for Stable Arches, Hôtel Candamo
Medium
Pen and black ink, watercolor
Dimensions
14 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (37.8 x 27.0 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Dodge Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.827.71
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate architectural drawing, *Design for Stable Arches Hôtel Candamo* (ca. 1873), by French designers Jules-Edmond- Lachaise and Eug-Pierre Gourdet, offers a glimpse into the engineering artistry of 19th-century. Created for a luxurious hotel project—likely inspired by the opulent hôtels particuliers of Paris during the Second Empire—the sheet meticulously details innovative arch structures designed for maximum stability. Such designs reflect the era's fascination with iron and stone construction, blending structural rigor with aesthetic grandeur amid rapid urban transformation. Rende...
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...