Porte Cochere avec son Plan
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-359-5
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Porte Cochere avec son** is a captivating architectural print by French artist Jean Mansart Jouy (1705–1783), created between 1760 and1790. The title translates to "Carriage Porch with its Plan," depicting an elegant porte cochère—a grand, covered entrance designed for horse-drawn carriages to pass through without passengers alighting in the rain. This work showcases both the structure's elevation its accompanying floor plan, offering a practical blueprint of 18th-century French design. Mansart dey, a skilled architect and engraver from a lineage tied to the illustrious Mansart family (incl...