Title Page
Medium
Bound print
Classification
Bound print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-230-3
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This "Title Page" is a bound print from around 1900, linked to the French artist Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672–1742). The later date suggests it is a reproduction or published edition of his original designs, reflecting a late 19th- and early 20th-century interest in historical decorative arts and the revival of earlier ornamental traditions. Oppenord was an influential French architect and designer of the early 18th century, celebrated for his inventive drawings of interiors, furniture, and architectural ornament. His work helped shape the flowing, asymmetrical elegance associated with the Roc...