No. 1 Plans Coupe et Elévation dâun Pavillon et Volière éxécuté au Jardin de Mr. Fortaye près Marly par Labbé Architecte
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-552-46
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**No. 1 Plans Coupe Élévation d’unillon et Volière** (1812) is a precise architectural print by Jean-Charles Krafft, a prominent French architect and engraver1764–1833). It meticulously depicts the plans, section, and elevation of a pavilion aviary built in the garden of Mr. Fortaye near Mar-le-Roi, designed by architect Labbé Created during the Napoleonic era, this work captures the neoclassical elegance of early 19th-century French garden architecture, where pavilions served as ornate retreats blending utility and beauty amid landscaped estates reminiscent of Versailles' grandeur. Krafft, k...