ARTIST

Charles Percier

Charles Percier, a visionary French architect and designer, shaped the opulent Neoclassical style of the Napoleonic era, even designing a sword of service.

ABOUT

Charles Percier, though his birth and death years are not specified in the provided data, was a pivotal figure in French design, particularly during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is best known for his collaboration with Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, a partnership that profoundly influenced the Neoclassical style, often referred to as the Empire style, that dominated the Napoleonic era. Their work extended beyond architecture into interior design and decorati…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Title to Scrapbook containing Drawings and Several Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects 1795 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Page from a Scrapbook containing Drawings and Several Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects 1795 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Wallpaper Panel depicting Spring with female herm 1803 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Right and Left Tribunes 1764 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Design for Neptune with an Oval Medallion 1764 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Vignette with Two Portrait Medallions 1764 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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