ART DU BRODEUR
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-530-8
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**ART DU BRODEUR***Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin, French, 1721–1786, 1770* *Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum* in 1770 by the versatile French artist Charles-Germain de Saint-A, *Art du Brodeur*—meaning "The Art of thebroiderer"—celebrates the intricate craft of embroidery during the lavish Rococo era of Louis XV's France.-Aubin, a skilled engraver, draftsman, and art writer associated with the Académie Royale, specialized in detailed illustrations of trades and decorative arts. This print likely captures the elegance of embroidery techniques, a hallmark of 18th-century opulence seen...