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Engraved by Pierre François Tardieu. Engraved by Jacques-François Blondel
Title
English: Book, Livre d'architecture, contenant les principes généraux de cet art, et les plans, élévations et profils de quelques-uns des bâtimens faits en France et dans les pays étrangers, par le sieur Boffrand (Book of Architecture, containing the General Principals of this Art, and the Plans, Elevations and Profiles of Some of the Buildings Made in France and in Foreign Countries By Sieur Boffrand), 1745
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English: Germain Boffrand was a highly influential French architect of the 18th century. He was responsible for numerous buildings and commissions in Paris, Lorraine and modern day Germany. Many of these are shown in his monumental treatise "Livre d'architecture" which helped disseminate the French neoclassical Louis XV style throughout Europe. The high quality engravings are preceded by a discussion of the definition of "good taste" in the arts. This is then supported by the examples Boffrand illustrates through image and text.
Date 1745
date QS:P571,+1745-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium black ink on cream laid paper
Dimensions H x W: 45.5 × 30 cm (17 15/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1921-6-543
Credit line Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
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  • Type: book
  • Period: Rococo
  • Country: France
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