Porte Cochere, from Book of Portes Cocheres and Church Doors (Livre de Porte Cochere, et Porte d'Église...), Plate 3
G. Feuillet French
Publisher Nicolas Bonnart
Not on view
Plate 3 of a series of six plates representing portes cocheres and church doors. This design is characterized by a double door within a segmental arch. In the octogonal space at the top of the door are crowns on decorative vegetal stems. In the space below are shells with laurel branches. Further below are rectangular frames. Between the doors is a faux trumeau in the form of a column covered in leaves and surmounted by a putti mascaron.