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