Soffits and Vases, Plate 6 from "Cahier de Trophées, Soffites et Vases," Parte IX, Cahier I
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Accession Number
1931-94-39
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Soffits and V, Plate 6 from "Cahier de Trophées, Soff et Vases"** around 1780 by French artist Richard deonde, active during the late 18th, this print is Plate 6 from *Cahier de Trophées, Soffites et Vases* (Notebook of Trophies Soffits, and Vases), Part IX,ier I. Lalonde specialized in ornamental designs that captured the refined elegance of pre-Revolutionary France, a time when neoclassical tastes influenced architecture and interiors. As part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection—generously gifted by Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt—this piece exemplifies the era's pattern books, ...