Title Page
Classification
Bound print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-230-33
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Gilles-Marie Oppenord (16721742) was a leading French architect and ornamental designer during the Régence period, a transitional between the grandeur of Baroque and the playful elegance of Rococo.owned for his intricate engravings, Oppenord contributed to lavish interiors at Versailles and popularized sinuous, asymmetrical motifs in decorative arts. This *Title Page*, a bound print dated around 1900, likely reproduces one of his seminal design books, showcasing his mastery of elaborate frames, foliage, and figural elements that defined early 18th-century European taste. As a bound print, the...