Meubles et Objets de Goût
[1802–31]
Medium
Engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions
Overall: 16 9/16 x 11 5/8 x 11/16 in. (42.1 x 29.5 x 1.8 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.579.31-53
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Art Historical Context
" Meubles et Objets de Goût" is a remarkable collection of hand-colored engravings published between 1802 and 1831 by Pierre de La Mésangère, with contributions from artists such as Coüet. This work served as an influential pattern book documenting the elegant furniture and decorative objects favored during the Napoleonic Empire and the subsequent Restoration period in France. Each plate captures the refined lines, classical motifs, and luxurious details that defined the era’s taste for neoclassical design. As a classified book in the Metropolitan Museum’s Drawings and Prints department, the ...
About the Artist
Pierre de La Mésangère|Coüet (French|French) · 1761 | –1831 |
French, Pontigné 1761–1831 Paris|