Plate 6, "Decoration d'une Portal double à placards, traittée dans la même gout..."
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1959-85-36
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This print, Plate 6 from Jacques-François Blondel’s early design series, captures the elegance of 18th-century French architectural ornament. Created around 172, when Blondel was just beginning influential career, the work presents a detailed proposal for a double doorway featuring symmetrical panels and decorative shutters rendered “in the same taste.” As a print, it served as an accessible medium for sharing refined design ideas with builders, craftsmen, and patrons across Europe. Blondel later became renowned for his architectural treatises and teaching at the École des Arts, shaping neocl...