Bound print
Classification
Bound print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-538-3
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Bound Print by Jean Mariette (1727)** Jeanette, a prominent French engraver, print dealer, and publisher active in Paris from 1660 to 1742, created this *Bound Print* in 1727. During the Regency era under Philippe II, Duke of Orléans,ette was a key figure in the vibrant French art market, specializing in high-quality prints that reproduced masterpieces by artists like Rubens and Raphael. His work bridged the worlds of connoisseurship and commerce, making fine art accessible through meticulously crafted engravings often bound into albums or livres d'estampes—elegant volumes prized by collect...