Recueil de Decorations Intérieures
Medium
Engravings
Dimensions
19 5/16 × 13 × 1 3/16 in. (49 × 33 × 3 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.40.1
About the Artist
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine|Charles Percier|Pierre Didot l'ainé · 1762–1853
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853) was a pivotal figure in French neoclassical architecture, renowned for his masterful interiors, urban planning, and decorative designs that defined the Empire style. Born in Pontoise to architect and fountain designer Pierre Fontaine, he assisted his father on hydraulic projects at the Château de L'Isle-Adam in 1778–1779 before moving to Paris in 1779. ...