Design for Phaeton, no. 329, from Le Guide du Carrossier 1865 - 1875

Brice Thomas’s “Design for Phaeton, No. 329, from Le Guide du Carrossier” is a detailed and delicate illustration of a horse-drawn carriage. This design, created between 1865 and 1875, was published in *Le Guide du Carrossier*, a manual of carriage design and construction, showcasing the state-of-the-art carriages of the era. The phaeton, with its black body and gold accents, embodies the elegance and sophistication of 19th-century Parisian design. The drawing’s precise lines and meticulous detail capture the carriage’s form and construction, making it a valuable historical document for understanding the evolution of carriage design in the second half of the 19th century. The work is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.