Plan et Coupe d'un Sallon au bout d'une Gallerie
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-256-55
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Plan et Coupe d'un S au bout d'une Gall** (1774) is a delicate architectural print by Juste Boucher (1736–1782), the son of the renowned Rococo master François Boucher. Created during the late Enlightenment era in France, this work captures the elegance of 18th-century interior design through precise plans and sections of a salon positioned at the end of a. As a print, it exemplifies how such reproductions democratized architectural knowledge, allowing architects, designers, and enthusiasts to study and replicate sophisticated spatial arrangements beyond elite commissions. Boucher's traini...