Title Page, Nouvelles Cheminée faittes en plusieur en droits (New Designs for Fireplaces)

Title Page, Nouvelles Cheminée faittes en plusieur en droits (New Designs for Fireplaces) by Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752

Classification

architecture

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund

Accession Number

1988-4-47

About this artwork

Research in Progress

Art Historical Context

Daniel Marot, a prolific French Huguenot designer (1661–1752), created this title page for *Nouvelles Cheminéestes en plusieur en* (New Designs forplaces) around 1700. Active the Netherlands and England after religious persecution in France,ot became a leading figure late Baroque design, blendingulent French ornamentation with Protestant restraint. His intricate engravings influenced royal courts, notably those of William III and Queen Mary, shaping interiors across Europe. As a title page for a pattern book, this artwork exemplifies the era's dissemination of architectural ideas through prin...

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