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

This page from a sketchbook by Charles Percier, a prominent French architect of the Neoclassical era, features architectural drawings. Dated between 1795 and 1805, the page contains a floor plan, perhaps for a grand house or public building, and another drawing possibly depicting a decorative element like a door or window. Percier's sketchbooks, filled with meticulous drawings of interiors, furniture, and architectural details, demonstrate his influential role in shaping the elegant, refined aesthetic of the early 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses this sketchbook, offering a glimpse into the creative process of a master architect.