Pierre’s work is defined by its nineteenth century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Bust of Pierre François Leonard Fontaine
Louis Messidor Lebon Petitot (French, 1794–1862)
Percier and Fontaine Collection
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762-1853) Charles Percier (1764-1838)
Panel
After designs by Charles Percier (French, 1764–1838) and Pierre François Leonard Fontaine (French, 1762–1853) France
Sauceboat and Stand (one of a pair), from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese
Marked by Martin-Guillaume Biennais (born France, 1764–1843) Probably after designs by Charles Percier (born France, 1764–1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (born France, 1762–1853) Paris
Glass Cooler, from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese
Candelabra (one of a pair), from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese
Warming Dish (one of a pair), from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese
Martin-Guillaume Biennais (French, 1764–1843) Probably designed after Charles Percier (French, 1764–1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (French, 1762–1853) Paris
Martin-Guillaume Biennais (French, 1764-1843) Probably designed after Charles Percier (French, 1764-1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (French, 1762-1853) Paris
Double Salt (one of a pair), from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese
Martin-Guillaume Biennais (French, 1764-1843) Probably designed after Charles Percier (French, 1764-1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (French, 1762-1853) Paris, France
Standing Dish and Cover, from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese
Design for a Circular Ceiling Decoration
Unknown artist (possibly Florentine, 18th century) or Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (French, 1762-1853) or Charles Percier (French, 1764-1838)
La mort aux rats (The Rat Catcher)
Pierre François Basan (French, 1723-1797) after Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, c. 1629-1658)
Life Cast of the Hands and Face of Abraham Lincoln
Leonard Wells Volk (American, 1828–1895)
Geese in a Farmyard
Jean François Millet French, 1814-1875
Portrait of Jacques Nicolas Colbert, Archbishop of Rouen
Pierre Drevet (French, 1663-1738) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)
Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
Pierre de Montarsis
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Antoine Coypel (French, 1661-1722)