Lit en Chaire à prêcher vue de face
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-332-71
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
"Lit en Chaire à Prêcher Vue de Face" (Pulpit Bed, Front View), a print by French artist Richard de Lalonde, captures the elegance of late 18th-century design from his active period of 1780–1796. Created between 1780 and 1789, this work reflects the refined aesthetic of pre-Revolutionary France, where intricate furniture and decorative arts flourished under the influence of Neoclassicism. Lalonde, known for his detailed renderings of interiors and furnishings, likely produced this as part of a series showcasing innovative or whimsical furniture forms—here, a bed styled like a preacher's pulpit...