Page from a Scrapbook containing Drawings and Several Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects by Charles Percier

Page from a Scrapbook containing Drawings and Several Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects 1795 - 1805

drawing, print, architecture

portrait

drawing

aged paper

toned paper

homemade paper

print

sketch book

personal sketchbook

arch

men

sketchbook drawing

watercolour bleed

storyboard and sketchbook work

sketchbook art

watercolor

architecture

This page from a scrapbook by renowned French architect Charles Percier, created between 1795 and 1805, provides a glimpse into his design process. The page showcases various architectural sketches, including a detailed plan for a ceiling with intricate ornamentation. Other drawings depict furniture, interior elements, and architectural fragments, all meticulously rendered in ink. The scrapbook, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection in New York City, offers a fascinating insight into the creative mind of one of the leading architects of the Neoclassical era.