Designs for a Decorative Frieze, Two Planters and a Server
Anonymous, French, 19th century
19th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
a: 2 3/16 x 8 11/16 in. (5.6 x 22 cm) b: 6 7/16 x 10 1/4 in. (16.4 x 26.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.631.109a, b
About the Artist
Anonymous, French, 19th century · 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...