The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur
Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735
302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Charles Percier (1764-1838)
and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, 1762-1853
Title: Design album [photographs]
Dates: ca.1798-1804
Call No.:
Acc. No.: Ph1095
Quantity: 24 photos
Location: 19 C 1
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
Charles Percier and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine
were French engravers, draftsmen, and painters who specialized in architectural
subjects. They were frequent
collaborators.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
Black-and-white photographs of an album containing
Neoclassical designs in the style of Percier and Fontaine, the original of
which is at the
ORGANIZATION
The photos are in the same
order as they appear in the original album.
The
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are illustrations; there is no text.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply. Originals at the
PROVENANCE
Photos purchased from the
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Decoration and ornament -
Decoration and ornament - Neoclassicism.
Interior decoration -
Furniture -
Furniture, Neoclassical.
Neoclassicism (Architecture).
Statues - Drawings.
Albums.
Drawings.
Additional author:
Fontaine, Pierre François
Léonard, 1762-1853
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 19 C 1
Ph 1095.1 wall
elevation in the style “Retour d’Egypte”
Ph 1095.2-.3 wall elevations, both with fireplaces,
similar designs, but the decorative details differ
Ph 1095.4 wall
elevation in a bedroom, with bed or sofa
Ph 1095.5 wall
elevation with fireplace, for a boudoir
Ph 1095.6 elevation
of a paneled wall
Ph 1095.7 design for a “lit bateau,” with a canopy
and curtains held by columns [the columns are separate from the bed, not bed
posters]
Ph 1095.8 three
wall elevations and the floor of a bathroom, showing placement of the tub
Ph 1095.9 wall
elevation with door and window or curtained alcove
Ph 1095.10 design
for a ceiling
Ph 1095.11 elevation, floor plan, and details of a
room with semicircular apses on two ends; includes a design for a globe stand
Ph 1095.12 study
for a lunette, with figure of Father Time
Ph 1095.13 study
for ceiling design representing the hours, with two additional panels
Ph 1095.14 interior view of a room with a woman
sitting on a sofa or daybed, reading; includes book shelves, a table piled with
flowers, and musical instruments
Ph 1095.15 two
studies of the leg and paw for a lion term
Ph 1095.16 head
for a lion term, front view
Ph 1095.17 leg
and paw for a lion term, side view
Ph 1095.18 head
for a lion term, side view
Ph 1095.19 keystone
of an arch, front view and side view
Ph 1095.20 winged
female figure with a palm branch set into the spandrel of an arch
Ph 1095.21 coffered
ceiling
Ph 1095.22 elevation
of a palace
Ph 1095.23 statue
of Athena or Minerva
Ph 1095.24 statue
of Zeus or Jupiter