Plate 3, "Decoration d'une Porte double à placards..."
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1959-85-33
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Jacques-François Blondel’s Plate 3, created around 1727, offers a glimpse into the refined world of early eighteenth-century French interior design. As a young architect and theorist, Blondel produced this print to illustrate the elegant decoration of a double door fitted with cabinet-like panels. The work belongs to a tradition of architectural pattern books that helped spread sophisticated French taste across Europe. Though the exact printing technique remains unconfirmed, the piece exemplifies the precise line work and balanced proportions typical of period engravings. Such plates served b...