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Although well known for his close collaboration with Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853), this exhibition focused primarily on the individual accomplishments of Charles Percier (1764–1838), whose commissions for public and private clients significantly influenced decorative arts and architecture during an extremely turbulent and rapidly changing period in French history.

Featuring over 130 objects from principal museums and cultural institutions in France and the United States, as well as key objects from private collections, the exhibition included Percier’s designs for furniture, …