Elevation d'une Porte à placard à un vanteau
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-253-48
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Juste-François Boucher (1736–1782), son of the renowned Rococo master François Boucher, was a skilled French engraver known for translating elaborate designs into precise prints. Created around 1775, *Elevation d'une Porte à placard à un vanteau*—or "Elevation of a Single-Door Wardrobe"—exemplifies the late 18th-century French tradition of architectural and decorative drafting. As a print, it likely served as a model for cabinetmakers, capturing the elegant proportions and ornate details of period furniture in a reproducible format. This work emerges during France's stylistic shift from opule...