ART DU BRODEUR
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-530-3
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**ART DU BRODEUR** *Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin French, 1721–1786, 1770* Etching or engraving, Smithsonian American Art Museum Step into the elegant workshops of 18th-century with *Art du Brodeur* ("The Art of the Emiderer"), a captivating print by Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin Created in 1770 amid the lavish Rococo era, this work captures the meticulous craft of embroidery—a hallmark of aristocratic fashion and decorative arts. Saint-Aubin, a prolific engraver from a renowned family of artists, specialized in detailed illustrations of trades, blending technical precision with livel...