Charles de Brocktorff

Charles de Brocktorff was an artist or designer whose known professional activity spanned the years 1820 to 1825. His extant works, exclusively drawings, primarily relate to architectural renderings and decorative or interior planning, suggesting a practice rooted in functional design.

Documentation of de Brocktorff’s output rests on five documented drawings preserved in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These works include four examples titled simply Design for interior, which confirm his focus on domestic or institutional aesthetics. A fifth drawing, Interior, Leningrad?, further establishes the geographic or thematic scope of his design interests. The presence of these works in the Metropolitan Museum of Art ensures the long-term preservation of his output and provides museum-quality insight into early 19th-century draughtsmanship.

Today, researchers and the public can access documentation and images related to Charles de Brocktorff’s designs. Due to the age of the original materials, these works often reside in the public domain, making high-quality prints and downloadable artwork widely available for study and reference.