French Architectural Facade Studies
Jean-Francois de Neufforge, 1757-68, 1772-80
Jean-Francois de Neufforge, 1757-68, 1772-80
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Jean-Francois de Neufforge (1714-1791) (artist and engraver)
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Engravings from a comprehensive series of architectural studies of facades, floor plans, doors, columns, vases, stairways, fireplaces, fences and other features of 18th-century French architecture. Many of the designs are in the neoclassical style, focusing on four orders of architecture: Ionic, Doric, Corinthian and Composite. Also included are examples of the Baroque style and others.
Jean-François de Neufforge was a Flemish architect and engraver. He arrived in Paris around 1738 and studied engraving there. Neufforge's great work was the Recueil élémentaire d'architecture containing roughly 900 architectural engravings, nearly all of which he both designed and engraved. According to the Grove Dictionary of Art, "It is a traditional architect's pattern-book but is of unprecedented scope, containing virtually every type of civic and domestic building then known, including such structures as prisons and lighthouses that had only recently been considered worthy of an architect's attention. In addition, it covers such topics as interior decoration, gardens and methods of construction. In his designs for domestic architecture, Neufforge included models to suit every level of patron, from the most modest to the most aristocratic. The designs draw both on antiquity and the High Renaissance, and the Recueil was extensively used as a source-book throughout the late 18th century." Reference: "Jean-François de Neufforge." The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Macmillan. 2000. Artnet.com. http://www.artnet.com/library/06/0620/T062038.asp (30 June 2002). |