Vase. Gobelet à Pied.
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-278-114
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This print, titled *Vase. Gobelet à Pied*, is by the French artist Richard de Lalonde, active from 1780 to 1796. Dating to 1775–1788, it illustrates a footed goblet vase, capturing an elegant form typical of late 18th-century French design. In the years before the French Revolution, such vase and goblet designs played a key role in the decorative arts. Prints like this one circulated sophisticated patterns among craftsmen and patrons, serving as models that could be realized in ceramics, glass, or metal for aristocratic interiors. Now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, the work was acquired through purchase by the Advisory Council. Though the exact medium is unknown, its classification as a print highlights the importance of graphic reproduction in sharing ornamental ideas across Europe and beyond.