Plan du Confident
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-331-28
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Plan du Confident** is a delicate print by Richard de Lalonde, a architect and designer active from 1780 to 1796, created between 1775 and1788. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Smithsonian Collection, this work exemplifies the elegant Neoclassical style that flourished in pre-Revolutionary France. As a print—likely an engraving from one of Lalonde's pattern books for furniture makers—it captures the refined aesthetic of Louis XVI-era interiors, where symmetry, classical motifs, and comfort converged. The title refers to a "confident," a popular 18th-century sofa designed for ...