Two Chair Designs
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-456-30
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Jean-Charles Delafosse, a prolific French engraver and ornamental designer (1734–1789), created intricate patterns that bridged the lavish Rococo style and the emerging Neoclassicism of late 18th-century France. *Two Chair Designs*, a print dated 1849–66, likely represents a later edition or reproduction of his original engravings, preserving his influential furniture motifs long after his death. As part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection—purchased by the Advisory Council—this work exemplifies how Delafosse's designs circulated widely through printed folios, serving as bluepri...