Eleven designs for the decoration of interiors
Medium
graphite and black chalk on various papers; mounted on cardboard
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (31.1 x 47.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Dodge Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.827.327
Art Historical Context
In the bustling world of 19th-century French design, *Eleven Designs for the Decoration of Interiors* showcases the collaborative vision of architects Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise and Eugène-Pierre Gourdet. Created between 1830 and 1897, this sheet gathers eleven intricate sketches proposing elegant interior schemes, reflecting the era's fascination with ornate domestic spaces amid France's architectural revival—from neoclassicism to emerging eclectic styles. Such designs would have guided artisans in crafting luxurious homes for the growing bourgeoisie. Rendered in graphite and black chalk ...
About the Artist
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet · 1897–1897
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, born Jules Lachaise on September 2, 1836, in Paris, emerged as a prominent French painter and draughtsman specializing in lavish interior decorations during the Second Empire and beyond. Little is known about his early life and formal training, though he married Berthe Gourdet in 1866, forging a close professional partnership with her brother, the decorator Eugène-Pi...