Design for State Bedchamber, in Second Livre d'Appartement (Second Book on Interiors)
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
Accession Number
1988-4-56
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Daniel Marot (1661–1752), a French Huguenot architect and engr who found patronage in the Netherlands and England created this *Design for State Bedchamber around 1700 as part of his *Second Livre d'App* (Second Book oniors). Fleeing religious persecution in France, Mar brought the grandeur of Louis XIV's Versailles to northern European courts, working for figures like William III of Orange. His designs, often disseminated through printed books, popularized ornate Baroque interiors among the elite. This architectural rendering exemplifies Marot's signature style: symmetrical compositions fill...