Petite Commode en Toilette, Demie Toilette à Pieds de Biche
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-331-88
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Petite Commode en Toilet, Demie Toilette Pieds de Biche *Richard de Lalonde, French active 1780–, 1775–1788* This elegant print by French artist Richard de Lal captures the refined world of 18th-century arts, depicting a petite commode or toilette table—likely a small vanity or dressing chest—adorned with delicate "pieds de biche" (roe deer or buck's feet) legs. Created between 1775 and 1788, during the late Louis XVI period, it reflects the shift from ornate Rococo curves to the emerging Neoclassical simplicity inspired by ancient motifs. Lalonde, active in Paris during this transforma...