ART DU BRODEUR
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-530-6
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**ART DU BRODEUR** *Charles-Germain de Saint-AubinFrench, 1721–1786), 1770* *Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum* in 1770, *Art du Brodeur* ("The Art of the Emiderer") is a delicate print by Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin a prolific French engraver, draftsman, and art writer from a celebrated family of artists. Working amid the elegance of the late Rococo and early Neoclassical periods, Saint-Aubin specialized in detailed illustrations that celebrated the fine arts and crafts of his time. This work, likely an etching or engraving, offers a window into the world of embroidery—a luxurio...