Façade pour la Salle de Bal
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-451-5
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Façade pour la de Bal** Jean-François de Neufforge a Flemish architect and engraver (171–1791), created this elegant print in 1768. Titled *Façade pour la Salle de Bal* ("Facade for the Ballroom"), depicts a refined architectural design likely intended for a grand social space. As a print from the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, purchased by the Advisory Council, it the intricate engravings that bridged art and architecture during Europe's Enlightenment era. De Neufforge was renowned for his *Recueil élémentaire d'architecture*, a multi-volume pattern book that popularized neo...