Dessus de Porte, dans le grand Appartement des Tuilleries.
Classification
Bound print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-222-22
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Dessus de Porte, dans grand Appartement des Tuies** *François ChauveauFrench, 1613–1676), 1710* Bound print; Smithsonian American Art Museum elegant bound print captures a *dessus de porte*—a decorative overdoor panel—from the grand apartment of the Tuileries Palace Paris, a lavish royal residence central to French monarchy in the 17th and early 18th centuries. by François Chauveau, a French engraver and illustrator known for his intricate book illustrations and designs for the court, the work was published posthumously in 1710, long after his death. Chauveau's style reflects the opu...