Interior Wall Elevation with a Bed
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-392-6
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Interior Wall Elevation with a Bed Pierre Ranson (French, 1736–1786), 1777–79 Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum into the elegant world of late 18th-century French interiors with Pierre Ranson's *Interior Wall Elevation with a Bed*. Created between 1777 and 1779, this print captures a precise architectural elevation—a side view rendering—of a luxurious wall design centered around a bed. As France transitioned from the ornate Rococo style to the refined lines of early Neoclassicism under Louis XVI, such drawings were essential tools for designers, architects, and wealthy patrons p...