Interior Wall Elevation
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-335-39
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Interior Wall Elevation** by L Janneret, a French artist active the late 18th, dates to 1788 and exemplifies the era's fascination with architectural precision and interior design. This print, part of the Smithsonian American Art's collection, presents a detailed elevation—a side view—of an interior wall, likely for palaces, salons, or grand residences. Acquired through the museum's Advisory Council, it the cross-Atlantic exchange of European design ideas that influenced early American aesthetics. Created amid France's Enlightenment and pre-Revolutionary fervor, the work captures Neoclassic...