Elévation et Profils d’une Porte cochere ceintrée en anse de Panier dans le tableau./ Elévation et Profils d’une Porte cochere, ouvrante plein ceintré dans le tableau
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-274-6
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This mid-18th-century print by F. Cornille, active from 1740 to 1756, presents elevations and profiles of a porte cochère, an arched gateway designed for carriages. Its French title specifies two variations: one with a basket-handle arch and another with a full semicircular arch, capturing the precise drafting of architectural details from the period. Such prints served as vital references for architects and builders in the 1700s, spreading design ideas for elegant urban features like these grand yet functional entrances common in French townhouses. They combined practicality with ornamental ...