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Plate 5, "Decoration d'une Portal double à placards dans son chambrante fermé..."

Jacques-François Blondel, French, 1705–1774

ca. 1727

Plate 5, "Decoration d'une Portal double à placards dans son chambrante fermé..." by Jacques-François Blondel, French, 1705–1774

Medium

Print

Classification

Print

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Accession Number

1959-85-35

About this artwork

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Art Historical Context

Step into the elegant world of 18th-century French design with *Plate 5, "Decoration d'une Portal double placards dans son chamante fermé..."* by Jacques-François Blondel (1705–1774). Created around 1727, this print depicts the ornate decoration of a double-door portal integrated with wardrobes in a private, enclosed chamber. As a master architect and influential teacher, Blondel captured the transitional elegance between Baroque grandeur and emerging Rococo refinement, showcasing how everyday spaces could blend functionality with sophisticated ornamentation. Blondel's work, disseminated thro...

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