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
1921-6-222-25
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
François Chauveau, a French engraver and illustrator during the lavish era of Louis XIV (1613–1676), *Dessus de Porte, le grand Appartement desileries*. This bound print, dated 1710—likely a posthumous publicationdepicts an ornate overdoor panel from the grand apartment of theileries Palace in Paris. The Tuileries, a sprawling royal residence begun in the 16th century symbolized the grandeur of the French monarchy, serving as home to kings from Henry IV to Napoleon III until its destruction in 1883. As a "dessus de porte," this design captures the opulent decorative arts of the Baroque period...