Fan by Pierre François Léonard Fontaine|Antoine Denis Chaudet|Charles Percier

Medium

Paper, wood, bone

Dimensions

9 1/4 x 17 1/4in. (23.5 x 43.8cm) opened to extent condition allows, confirmed: 9 1/2 × 15 in. (24.1 × 38.1 cm)

Classification

Fans

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Thomas Hunt, 1933

Accession Number

33.82.1

Tags

Napoleon I

About the Artist

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine|Antoine Denis Chaudet|Charles Percier · 17621853

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853) was a pivotal figure in French neoclassical architecture, renowned for his masterful interiors, urban planning, and decorative designs that defined the Empire style. Born in Pontoise to architect and fountain designer Pierre Fontaine, he assisted his father on hydraulic projects at the Château de L'Isle-Adam in 1778–1779 before moving to Paris in 1779. ...

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