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Plan for a Menagerie

ca. 1783
Not on view
With this drawing, Charles Percier won the second prize in the competition for the Grand Prix in 1783. The program called for a menagerie in the form of a square in the park of the château of a sovereign. Among the requirements were an amphitheater and open arenas for animal combat. A general plan, representing the disposition of all the buildings and courtyards, fountains and watering places, animal lodgings and cages, was required of the entrants.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plan for a Menagerie
  • Artist: Charles Percier (French, Paris 1764–1838 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1783
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, watercolor
  • Dimensions: 20 5/8 x 17 15/16 in. (52.4 x 45.6 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.736.66
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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