La Halle aux Blés, Street Plan
ca. 1810
Medium
Pen and gray wash with watercolor, over graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 7/16 × 10 1/16 in. (29 × 25.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013
Accession Number
2013.530.2
Tags
About the Artist
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine · 1762–1853
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. ...